Study pitches Midwest power line plans

Published: October 18, 2010
Tags: American Electric Power, Electric Transmission America, MidAmerican Energy, power lines, Quanta Technology, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, SMARTransmission, Strategic Midwest Area Renewable Transmission, Xcel Energy

By Bob Geiger Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — A group of utilities has finished a study of future power line needs across an 11-state region and has sent two versions of a multibillion-dollar transmission makeover to regional transmission operators. The study, called the Strategic Midwest Area Renewable Transmission, or SMARTransmission, includes thumbnail sketches of a [...]