Understanding National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETC)
Find out more about this Department of Energy designation that gives utilities access to federal eminent domain authority for the siting of transmission lines.
February 2, 2011. PEC Press Release
April 30, 2008. PEC Press Release.
View a map of the Southwestern and Eastern NIETCs (designations now vacated by the Feb 2011 Decision by the 9th Circuit).
Virginia Governor Kaine and Attorney General Bob McDonnell have submitted a Request for Rehearing, calling DOE's designation "unlawful" and in excess of Federal Authority. Other states including PA, MD, and NY have also filed.
The US Department of Energy has designated more than 116,000 square miles (from upstate New York through Ohio) for inclusion in the mid-Atlantic National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor.
An interactive map connecting outdated power plants with energy consumption on the East Coast.
A PEC map connecting outdated power plants with energy consumption on the East Coast.
Important dates related to National Interest Corridor designation.
TrAIL & PATH are high-voltage transmission lines that would connect to the oldest and dirtiest coal-fired generation in the United States.
