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: Energy Legal BlogTexas Commission Divvies Up Wind Power Transmission Development Rights
By Amanda Frazier
The Texas PUC finalized its proceeding to award development rights for the construction of as many as 2,900 miles of new transmission lines to carry wind-generated power. Wind resources are being developed primarily in western Texas, remote from urban centers in the rest of the state.
The bulk of the estimated $5 billion worth of transmission projects was awarded to traditional Texas utilities. Three newcomers, FPL, Isolux Corsan, and LS Power, also each received several hundred million dollars in development projects. In July of 2008, the PUC identified the necessary transmission pathways that will be needed to deliver the expected 18,000-plus megawatts of wind power being developed in Texas.
Full post as published by Energy Legal Blog on February 06, 2009 (boomark / email).
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