Ambitious climate goals and a renewed emphasis on environmental justice envisioned by the Biden administration will require a greater focus on overcoming obstacles to getting much needed transmission expansions and upgrades built, the head of the WIRES trade group said. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now What have largely been state-driven efforts to combat climate change and reduce power sector dependency on fossil fuels will get a boost from the federal government with President Joe Biden in charge, and “transmission is the critical link that delivers clean energy generation from often remote locations to where it is needed,” Larry Gasteiger, executive director of WIRES, an industry group focused on advancing investment in high-voltage transmission, said in a recent interview. Biden’s first day in office […]