Investment in new transmission infrastructure is a costly and often economically unfeasible prospect.
The electric transmission infrastructure has remained, connecting it to the Long Island electric grid.
The location of transmission infrastructure for wireless communication networks is an important engineering problem involving competing objectives.
"This sends a signal to the market to get things moving forward on the transmission infrastructure as well," Ms. O'Brien said.
But industry and federal officials said the enactment of an energy law would spur investment in upgrading the transmission infrastructure.
In addition, traditional utilities continue to invest in transmission infrastructure - another benefit that competitive markets promised yet have failed to produce.
After consulting other countries, it recommended that the government own and operate the transmission infrastructure.
This also allows the utilities to plan their transmission infrastructure appropriately.
It was in 1968 that the Wastewater treatment plant loan was made for $480,000 to build the first plant and transmission infrastructure.
The project is adjacent to transmission infrastructure and large resource-driven energy markets in the mid-west region.
