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Weaning the state’s electricity system off fossil fuels will require thousand of miles of new long-distance power lines, state agencies say. But years of permitting delays, studies and lawsuits mean a single line can take a decade to build. A pair of bills introduced by state lawmakers aim to speed construction of new high-voltage power lines, or transmission, that experts say will help ...
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