The Midwest could be crisscrossed with a new network of high voltage power lines to move wind-generated power from the windiest spots in the Dakotas, Iowa and Minnesota.
A group of utilities in 11 states, including Pewaukee-based American Transmission Co., is studying three alternatives, each of which would cost at least $23 billion over the next 20 years.
This is an entirely NEW grid. The coal/nuke/gas grid remains in place.
Here's the howler of the entire article:Key questions remain about the plans to add a renewable power "overlay," most notably, who would pay
The author, Tom Content, MUST be kidding.