What Are the Benefits of Transmission Lines?
In the production of electricity, transmission lines play a vital role in ensuring that local communities receive the amount of electricity they require at all times. This means that there are several benefits that transmission lines offer to both communities and citizens.
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Significance
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The United States has a vast system of transmission lines that cross the country, with over 150 thousand miles of lines according to the Government Accounting Office.
Increase Revenues
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An immediate and long term benefit that communities will receive from transmission lines are increased revenues. This is because local governments that host transmission lines are paid impact fees by the utility companies, causing their revenues to increase.
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Jobs
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The construction and maintenance of transmission lines means that additional jobs will be created within a community; this can help improve the overall standard of living of the citizens.
Costs
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A third benefit of having transmission lines are lower electricity costs for consumers. Electricity is produced in various areas around the United States and is resold. This allow prices to be cheaper by having one large plant built to produce the electricity for an entire region as opposed to each community spending more money to produce their own electricity.
Considerations
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The transmission of electricity and the construction of transmission lines are governed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the state utility commissions.
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