Assembly bill to create a multi-state electric grid moves forward

A bill that would create a regional transmission network to serve the electricity needs of California and other Western states has drawn support from industry leaders but opposition from a watchdog group that says it would boost prices and weaken the state’s move toward clean energy.
Assembly Bill 813, authored by Assemblyman Chris Holden, D-Pasadena, and Assembly members Jim Patterson, D-Fresno, and Bill Quirk, D-Hayward, was introduced in February 2017 and has been amended several times.