The resolution calls for «PSC to incorporate in its proceedings firm requirements that 1)
proposed transmission
upgrades shall not include construction of additional, taller towers or widen the right of way, 2) preference shall be given to lower - cost proposals, 3)
upgrades shall include a plan for supporting affordable local distributed renewable generation that takes into account both transmission and distribution; 4) that proposals demonstrate how they will advance the New York State Renewable Portfolio Standard and Federal, State, and Regional plans to increase energy
efficiency and renewable energy generation...»
The research, supported by DOE's BioEnergy Technologies Office, has implications for the energy
efficiency and cost of catalytic
upgrading technologies
proposed for use in bio-refineries.