H.R. 7786, also known as the "Streamlining Powerlines Essential to Electric Demand and Reliability Act of 2024" or the "SPEED and Reliability Act of 2024," aims to update the Federal Power Act. It gives the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) the authority to issue...
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H.R. 7786 wants to help make building big power lines across the country faster by letting a special group called FERC decide if and where the lines should go, but some people worry it might not give enough time to check if these lines could harm the environment or neighborhoods.