Why Transmission?

Across the country, people from all walks of life agree — we need more big, high-capacity transmission. Building out this infrastructure would increase our electric grid’s reliability and lower costs for customers.

Hear from some of these folks below about why transmission is important to them.

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“Transmission is the most important thing you never cared about, and I hope you care about it now.”

– Rep. Sean Casten

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Cora Hoffer

Center for Rural Affairs

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Hunter Stern

IBEW Local Union 1245

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Ray Long

American Council on Renewable

Energy

“I have deep feelings and convictions around climate action, and climate action is completely impossible without transmission.”

– Amie Engerbretson, Professional Skier

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Tim Heidel

VEIR

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Spencer Shaver

Sportsmen for the Boundary

Waters

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Former Rep. Kurt Schrader

U.S. House of Representatives

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“We care about transmission because it’s the difference between getting access to the clean energy that these companies want, and not.”

– Bryn Baker, Clean Energy Buyers Association

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Lisa Powell

Invenergy

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Rep. Eric Sorensen (IL-17)

U.S. House of Representatives

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Max Romey

Filmmaker, Producer, and Artist

“As the transportation sector decarbonizes, we’re going to need a lot more power, so I really hope that we’re able to build out the transmission grid to connect renewables from where they’re located to where a lot of people live.”

– Christine Powell, Earthjustice

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Gary Moody

National Audubon Society

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Hannah Berman

Aspen Skiing Company

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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

U.S. Senate

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“Transmission is the glue that binds a diverse set of generators with load. But chronic underinvestment in our long-distance high-capacity transmission has led to severe congestion that raises our cost of electricity.”

– Manish Chaturvedi, HASI