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utilities and wind power Transmission One of the biggest constraints to the expanded growth of wind power in the United States will be the ability of the transmission grid to deliver large amounts of wind energy to customers. AWEA seeks to transform electric industry practices, including in the area of transmission, through advocacy and outreach. Why is transmission so important for wind power development? Electric utilities originally developed their electric transmission grids developed over time to connect local load with local generation, and then gradually those local utility grids were interconnected in furtherance of reliability benefits, into a "national electric grid." But that national grid was never intended to function, and never has functioned, to move truly large amounts of power from one region of the country to another. America’s electric grid should be designed to function much like the interstate highway system functions to efficiently transport goods across the country. This "electric superhighway" would allow low-priced clean energy to reach consumers across the country. Such a national grid would require state, regional, and national rethinking in terms of transmission line construction processes. To learn more about what AWEA is pursuing relative to transmission and wind power, click on the links on the right. For general questions on wind power in general, please send an e-mail to windmail@awea.org. For more information contact, Jeff Anthony, AWEA Manager for Utility Programs at janthony@awea.org
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