New Underwater Transmission Lines Proposed
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The last overhead high voltage line to cross state lines took 18 years to complete. That's 2 years to build, 16 for the various permits and lawsuits. But with a need for more high voltage lines to keep up with demand, could the answer lie at the bottom of lakes and rivers? Clean Skies Lee Patrick Sullivan explains.
Published: 06/07/10 2:21pm
Running Time: 05:15
Related Keywords: Transmission (Electric Grid), Electric Grid, Clean Skies News, AC power, Champlain, Don Jessome, electricity, EPRI, grid, high voltage, Hudson River, hydropower, Lee Patrick Sullivan, Long Island, Paul DeCotis, renewables, rivers, Steve Eckroad, transmission, Transmission Developers, wind power
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