Green Options » oncor http://greenoptions.com/tag/oncor Posts tagged 'oncor' Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:25:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Texas To Build Wind Power Superhighway http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/25/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/25/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:25:06 +0000 Ariel Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/25/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/ Wind Power

We’ve all heard of the Information Superhighway; Now it’s time to welcome the Wind Power Superhighway.

In what is purported to be the largest investment in clean, renewable energy in US history, Texas has been given preliminary approval for a $4.9 billion plan to build transmission lines to carry wind power from West Texas to urban areas such as Dallas.

Texas is already the national leader in wind power, but the new transmission lines will make sure wind energy is used to its fullest potential, since most of Texas’ wind power is produced in windy West Texas. The new plan won’t directly create new turbines, but it will add enough transmission lines to move 18,000 megawatts. That’s enough energy to power 4 million homes.

The superhighway won’t just help facilitate the spread of wind power; supporters think it will also create jobs, lower energy costs, and reduce pollution.

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