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"Slow permits, not technology, are the main delay for new transmission lines."

Neutral summary. New power lines take years. This claim says the binding delay is the permit, not the equipment or the financing. Utilities, landowners, and environmental reviews all show up in the record. Posted by sample_member · 9 days ago · 640 followers

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Project timelines with multi-year environmental reviews

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A utility filing that lists permit risk ahead of equipment lead times

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Transformer and cable lead times from a sample manufacturer

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Projects that had a permit and still slipped for financing

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sample_reader Independent · Center on this issue
Starter example · 6h ago

Before this leans either way, the two sources need the same years and the same geography. Right now they might be describing different places.

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