A stiff wind blows year-round in North Dakota. In Arizona the sun beats down virtually every day. The U.S. has vast quantities of renewable electricity sources waiting to be tapped in these regions, but what it does not have there are power lines—big power lines that can carry the bountiful energy to distant cities and industries where it is needed. Full Story »
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This is an interesting at important article about a subject that many not know much about. Like bridges, roads, water pipes and sewers we do not think about electric lines. That is a serious problem.
This is a well-written article that explains a not-gerenally discussed, but important hurdle in integrating renewable sources of energy to the power grid: the infrastructure of the grid itself. To make solar and wind farms from distant locations a reality, the power grid needs new lines that can carry power over long distances. It excellently explains the technical side at a level accessible to non-tech readers, and is packed with supporting facts. Highly recommended.
An excellent overview of how power transmission works, doesn't work, and what needs to be done to fix it.
Perhaps part of the solution is to ape the Aluminum smelting industry and to site plants where the energy exists and transport the raw materials to ... More »
Many untrue statements. So called renewable power is not cheap. It is the most expensive power there is except perhaps for oil fired plants. Further duplicate plants are required for each renewable plant because they are unreliable and in the case of solar don't work at night.
The environmental nut cases are fighting each other. We need power lines to bring power from mine mouth coal plants instead of using trains to transport coal.
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