Modern transmission line projects face several challenges with different priorities than projects in the past. There is now more emphasis on reducing environmental impacts, producing aesthetically ...

Building transmission lines in the U.S. is like herding cats. All of the stakeholders in the construction of a new line — utility companies, regulators, landowners — have to come to an agreement, and ...

The U.S. Dept. of Energy selected four “construction-ready” transmission line projects to support with a total $1.5 billion in funding through the Transmission Facilitation Program. The four projects ...

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm traveled to Wyoming to hail the project and call for faster electric transmission development. RAWLINS, Wyo. — At a groundbreaking ...

The power grid near Chicago, much like the region’s highways, is often congested. Just about everyone involved agrees that the grid needs an upgrade, including a plan for a new transmission line that ...