Texas. Public Utilities Commission decision designates large areas of the state for transmission corridors for wind generated electricity.

21-Jul-2007.
The PUC designated swaths of the state for the construction of new power lines that would carry wind-generated electricity to consumers. The decision serves as a pledge that the state will help build those lines, giving wind power developers the confidence to build turbines in far-flung, windy areas of Texas.

The state is the nation's leading producer of wind power. In 2006, Texas added 774 MW of new wind capacity. But Friday's decision directs the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the state's electric grid, to plan for power lines that could deliver at least another 10,000 MW of renewable power by 2012.

Article (www.statesman.com).

UWIG article on US transmission and wind energy (www.uaelp.pennet.com).