Full Title: Transmission For All
Author(s): Americans for a Clean Energy Grid
Publisher(s): Americans for a Clean Energy Grid
Publication Date: October 19, 2022
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Description (excerpt):
ACEG released a fact sheet on the benefits of increased transmission in marginalized communities that have long experienced high rates of energy insecurity and health impacts of pollution. Low-income communities and communities of color are significantly more likely to live near polluting power plants.
Increased transmission can reduce pollution by replacing power sources like coal and oil with clean energy resources distributed via transmission. An expanded grid will also improve reliability, preventing power outages that disproportionately hit marginalized communities, and reduce personal energy costs.