On May 4th, 2009, Governors from 10 East Coast states sent a sign-on letter
opposing the current House & Senate bills to expedite transmission
line planning and siting. The states that signed onwere Virginia,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, and Vermont. The
letter argued against a greater federal subsidy for long-distance
transmission, stating that the focus should be on more local renewable
generation, such as off-shore wind along the East Coast.
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