THE DECISION OF THE US-DOE SHOWN BELOW INDICATES THAT THE MID-ATLANTIC "NIETC" NOW EXISTS, HOWEVER THE PROPOSED TRAIL LINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL BY THE US-DOE WITHIN THIS CORRIDOR UNTIL ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE STATES, EITHER APPROVING, DISAPPROVING, OR NEGLECTING TO MAKE A DECISION. THEN, THE US-DOE CAN APPROVE THE TRAIL LINE, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE STATES DECIDE.
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Subject: DOE Designates National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors, October 2, 2007.
************************************************************ DOE Designates Southwest Area and Mid-Atlantic Area National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors ************************************************************
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Kevin M. Kolevar today announced the Department's designation of two National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (National Corridors) -- the Mid-Atlantic Area National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor, and the Southwest Area National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor. These corridors include areas in two of the Nation's most populous regions with growing electricity congestion problems. The Department based its designations on data and analysis showing that persistent transmission congestion exists in these two areas. Further information, including the complete National Electric Transmission Congestion Report and the maps, is available on the Corridors web site at http://www.nietc.anl.gov.
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For more information about the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors and Congestion Study, visit the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors and Congestion Study Web site at
_http://nietc.anl.gov/index.cfm_ (http://nietc.anl.gov/index.cfm)
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