In Focus: Clean Energy Transmission and the US Electric Grid

Some estimates predict that the US electric grid will need to be able to transport three times as much electricity by 2050 to meet growing electricity demand. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the agency that oversees the transport of energy between states, just published a rule that may help facilitate a faster expansion of transmission capacity in the United States. Molly Robertson, a senior research associate at Resources for the Future, discusses the importance of transmission for a cleaner electric grid and policy solutions that can help connect people to clean electricity.