Will The Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act Accelerate Transmission Development?

On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).1 Among the changes and funding set out in the IIJA, a provision granted FERC authority to supersede state siting decisions for electric transmission projects. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct of 2005) first authorized the Federal Energy Regulatory

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