As of September 2023, 10 high-voltage transmission lines were under construction in the United States. Gateway West accounted for 1,000 miles of transmission lines to transport wind power in the Northwest region of the country at a voltage of 500 kilovolts.
To support the increasing renewable electricity capacity forecast to be installed in the country in the next few years, the U.S. has to reform and extend its power grid.
Electricity transmission lines under construction in the United States as of September 2023, by extension
(in miles)
* MISO: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, an Independent System Operator (ISO) and Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) operating in the Midwest, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
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Grid Strategies LLC. (September 13, 2023). Electricity transmission lines under construction in the United States as of September 2023, by extension (in miles) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413961/electricity-transmission-lines-under-construction-by-length-united-states/
Grid Strategies LLC. "Electricity transmission lines under construction in the United States as of September 2023, by extension (in miles)." Chart. September 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413961/electricity-transmission-lines-under-construction-by-length-united-states/
Grid Strategies LLC. (2023). Electricity transmission lines under construction in the United States as of September 2023, by extension (in miles). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413961/electricity-transmission-lines-under-construction-by-length-united-states/
Grid Strategies LLC. "Electricity Transmission Lines under Construction in The United States as of September 2023, by Extension (in Miles)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413961/electricity-transmission-lines-under-construction-by-length-united-states/
Grid Strategies LLC, Electricity transmission lines under construction in the United States as of September 2023, by extension (in miles) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413961/electricity-transmission-lines-under-construction-by-length-united-states/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Electricity transmission lines under construction in the United States as of September 2023, by extension (in miles) [Graph], Grid Strategies LLC, September 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413961/electricity-transmission-lines-under-construction-by-length-united-states/
