Legalectric

It’s a step, but not something to get too excited about … yet…

In Delaware’s News Journal:

Energy Department to reconsider push for Mid-Atlantic power lines 

Lots of people had asked for rehearing on approval of the Corridors:

Rehearing page – scroll down for Petitions

This was in my inbasket yesterday:

Order Granting Rehearing

So they’re granting the requests to THINK about it… that’s why it’s a step, but…

Here’s the PR blurb:

DOE Issues Orders Granting Requests for Rehearing

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued orders
granting rehearings for the Report and Orders designating
the Mid-Atlantic Area National Transmission Corridor
(Docket No. 2007-OE-01) and the Southwest Area National
Transmission Corridor (Docket No. 2007-OE-02). The orders
are available on the “Applications for Rehearing” page on
the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors and
Congestion Study Web site at http://nietc.anl.gov/index.cfm

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