Architecture & Engineering
Across the American West, about 10,000 miles of new high-voltage lines are being considered in the next 10 years.
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November 18, 2009
Power lines, stations need to expand to handle wind energy
By MATTHEW PREUSCH
The Oregonian
The Oregonian
PORTLAND — The rows of white turbines spinning over wheat fields and ridgelines in eastern Oregon are ample evidence that renewable energy from wind is real and growing.
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Here is a list of some lines under consideration:
• Idaho Power: Roughly 300-mile line from Boardman to Hemingway, Idaho. • Portland General Electric: 200-mile line from near Boardman to Salem. • Pacific Gas and Electric, Avista Utilities and British Columbia Transmission Corp.: 1,000-mile line from Northern California to southeastern British Columbia. • PacifiCorp: Roughly 30-mile line from to Wallula, Wash., to McNary; 375-mile line from Hemingway, Idaho, to near Klamath Falls. • TransCanada: 970-mile line from central Alberta to near Columbia River Gorge. • Bonneville Power Administration: Nine projects totaling about 225 miles of lines. |
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