Bush Energy Plan Aims for More Powerplants, Other Infrastructure
The national energy policy laid out by President Bush's task force seeks to boost domestic production but also promote conservation, and improve and expand what it says is an aging infrastructure of powerplants, transmission lines and pipelines. The report says 38,000 miles of new gas pipleines, 255,000 miles of distribution lines, and between 1,300 and 1,900 new powerplants are needed to meet projected demand.
According to an overview released by the White House late on May 16, the report says the country's main energy challenges are: "using energy more wisely"; fixing and expanding infrastructure, including refineries, pipelines and transmission lines; boosting energy supply while not harming the environment; and promoting U.S. energy security.