$3 Billion Transmission Project Wins Key Permit in Quest to Bring Wind Power to the West Coast

Greentech Media
By info@greentechmedia.comApr 23, 2019, 9:30 am197 pts
The best wind resources in the U.S. are in the country's thinly populated center, but electricity demand is concentrated on the East and West Coast. That means that the continued growth of the U.S. wind market will require major new transmission lines — a big challenge, because such projects can take more…

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