Transmission Professionals Group
The Transmission Professionals special interest group covers the distribution of power from generation to final destination.
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‘Nobody would ask for a tower’ on their farmland: Objections to proposed transmission line
We can expect to see more stories like this as the country adds transmission to facilitate renewables. Burden will fall disproportionately on rural regions where wind and solar farms lie.
‘Nobody would ask for a tower’ on their farmland: Objections to proposed transmission line
Some landowners along the proposed Chatham to Lakeshore transmission line route say theyâre concerned about the impact the new towers could have on farmâ¦
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"We can expect to see more stories like this as the country adds transmission to facilitate renewables.
Henry, I don't think the national grid envisioned by renewables advocates will ever happen. Most people don't have a clue of what the impacts would be from all that infrastructure - not just transmission, but wind turbines and solar panels.
"Burden will fall disproportionately on rural regions where wind and solar farms lie."
No kidding - urban renewables advocates have no problem foisting their industrial hardware on people who left the city to get away from it.
Below: razing a ridgeline to make a wind farm on Mt. Kelsey (Vermont):
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