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Monday, March 7, 2016

NEW WIRES FOR TEXAS WIND BOOM

Wind energy boom spurs $77.4M expansion

Kevin Welch, March 3, 2016 (Amarillo Globe-News)

“…[After already building an over $1 billion transmission projectto deliver Panhandle winds] to the more populated areas of Texas…[Sharyland Utilities filed a request for a $77.4 million project] to double its capacity…[I]it would string a second high-voltage line on the towers it installed for the first line, which covered about 300 miles in the western and central Texas Panhandle and into the South Plains at a cost of about $630 million…[The Public Utility Commission of Texas agreed that because of] the dramatic and continued expansion of wind generation in the region, Sharyland should proceed with installation of the second circuit…” click here for more

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