There's still time to let your government know that even $760M of your hard earned dollars cannot buy a speedy path for new transmission rights of way across your property. You can submit your comments by following the instructions here.
The baboons in Congress heard a lobbyist whisper that throwing money at a problem could solve it, and that the reason why transmission wasn't getting built is because state regulatory processes were slowing things down. The lobbyists also told their pet apes that landowners affected by new transmission who form opposition that slows down and cancels transmission proposals can be bought off with "economic development" projects that compensate someone else without any skin in the game. Of course, the primates didn't bother to actually consult with state regulators or transmission opponents to see if any of this was remotely true. Congress simply appropriated a stunning $760M to throw at this problem in the inaptly named "Inflation Reduction Act." Does spending more money on useless ideas actually reduce inflation? Hasn't happened yet.
Now the U.S. Department of Energy wants to know our thoughts on how they should give away all this money as "grants" to "siting authorities" to make transmission permitting happen faster and easier.
I told them what I think.
Now the U.S. Department of Energy wants to know our thoughts on how they should give away all this money as "grants" to "siting authorities" to make transmission permitting happen faster and easier.
I told them what I think.
| doe_transmission_bribes.pdf |
Let me sum it up for you:
Those who are actually affected by a covered transmission project will not stop opposing and delaying that project because the federal government bought fake support from unaffected groups or individuals. Purchased fake support does not fool regulators. It doesn’t fool anyone in the community, either. It will only fool the fools in D.C. who purchase it.
What an incredible waste of our money!
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