Today's Wind Headlines

A couple of articles for today:

LCRA TSC to Host Transmission Project Open Houses

Luminant Retains Status as Top Wind Purchaser in Texas

Iberdrola Opens Texas Wind Farm, Receives Approval for Vermont Project


WIND FACT

"The entire transmission system of the wind-rich High Plains, which cover the central one-third of the U.S., needs to be extensively redesigned and redeveloped. At present, this system consists mostly of small distribution lines—instead, a series of new high-voltage transmission lines is needed to transmit electricity from wind plants to population centers. Such a redevelopment will be expensive, but it will also benefit consumers and national security, by making the electrical transmission system more reliable and by reducing shortages and price volatility of natural gas. Transmission will be a key issue for the wind industry's future development over the next two decades."

Source: AWEA: Wind Energy Potential