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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />1 <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />77 <br /> <br />UHV transmission structures are the basis of challenges by the <br />environmental sector to transmission expansion. Balancing environmental <br />compatibility with the utilities' obligation to provide low cost <br />electricity to its customers and an equitable return to its investors will <br />require the development of innovative solutions in the next decade and <br />beyond. <br /> <br />In conclusion, it appears that opportunities to utilize <br />increased inter-area transmission capability as a means of transferring <br />energy and capacity are rapidly evolving for a multitude of reasons. At <br />the same time, issues such as financing, regulatory involvement and <br />environmental opposition are presenting formidable challenges to the <br />development of a transmission network that would result in more efficient <br />utilization of resources throughout the region. To meet these challenges, <br />expansion decisions concerning new transmission will have to be <br />coordinated throughout the region, and will have to be increasingly <br />adaptable to changing needs over the next decade. It should be the goal <br />to have a transmission system which effectively utilizes the region's <br />resources in the most cost effective manner. <br />