100,000 miles.

Alongside the EPA's very big power plant emissions announcement, the Biden Administration also announced a few efforts aimed at improving the U.S. transmission system on Thursday.

Federal permitting reform for new transmission lines is a good step, and it's encouraging to see the White House set a goal to upgrade 100,000 miles of transmission lines over the next 5 years.

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