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2006 National Electric Transmission Congestion Study and Related Materials
The 2006 National Congestion Electric Transmission Study, required by section 216(a) of the Federal Power Act, examines transmission congestion constraints and identifies areas that are transmission-constrained. This is the first Congestion Study the Department conducted.
Based on this study, two National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors were designated in 2007. They were invalidated by a federal appeals court in 2011.
This document is the DOE's first congestion study in response to the law. It examines transmission congestion and constraints and identifies constrained transmission paths in many areas of the Nation.
