Giving the Power Grid Some Backbone

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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Philippe Habib
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by Philippe Habib - Apr. 7, 2009

An excellent overview of how power transmission works, doesn't work, and what needs to be done to fix it.

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