Renewable Electricity Transmission Study.

Sec. 409. Renewable Electricity Transmission Study. In completing the 2009 National Electric Transmission Congestion Study, the Secretary of Energy shall include—(1) an analysis of the significant potential sources of renewable energy that are constrained in accessing appropriate market areas by lack of adequate transmission capacity;(2) an analysis of the reasons for failure to develop the adequate transmission capacity;(3) recommendations for achieving adequate transmission capacity;(4) an analysis of the extent to which legal challenges filed at the State and Federal level are delaying the construction of transmission necessary to access renewable energy; and(5) an explanation of assumptions and projections made in the Study, including—(A) assumptions and projections relating to energy efficiency improvements in each load center;(B) assumptions and projections regarding the location and type of projected new generation capacity; and(C) assumptions and projections regarding projected deployment of distributed generation infrastructure.