Wind Today - Q4 2008 - (Page 43) North American T ransmission Projects As wind farms expand and increase in number, power utilities are faced with the challenge of enhancing transmission line capacity to transmit new wind energy to customers. In doing so, utilities have begun expanding existing transmission line capacity, as well as building new lines. This series of articles, starting on page 44, features transmission line expansion and upgrade projects currently under development. The four featured projects include: • CapX 2020, a 700-mile, four-part transmission line funded by 11 local utilities that will run through portions echnical T MATL pg 44 CREZ pg 45 CapX 2020 pg 46-47 WCI pg 48 Other Projects pg 50 of Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. • Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ), a multiple-line transmission project consisting of several thousand miles of new lines and facilities throughout Texas. • Montana-Alberta Tie, Ltd., a 215mile bi-directional transmission line that will carry 230 kilovolts (kV), or 300 MW, of electricity between Alberta and Montana. • Wyoming-Colorado Intertie, a 200-mile, 850 MW transmission line that will provide electricity to more than two million customers annually. Information on other transmission projects, in states such as California, Maine, North Dakota, Utah, and Prince Edward Island, Canada, can be found beginning on page 50. Response No. 431 43 http://www.twrlighting.com http://www.orga.nl http://www.twrlighting.com http://www.orga.nl
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