Backers Make 11th-Hour Push For Grid Incentives In Spending Deal

Proponents are ramping up a push for more robust incentives for building out the transmission grid as one potential alternative to the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP) that Democrats have dropped from their pending budget “reconciliation” bill, arguing the option is particularly cost effective in cutting carbon emissions. The efforts come amid indications that Democrats appear to be nearing consensus on at least the climate-related details in their reconciliation package, with lawmakers seeking to reach broad agreement on the outlines...