Wind Farm To Anchor Transmission Superhighway

A huge andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t wind-farmandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt wind farmandamp lt aandamp gt planned for northwestern andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t north-dakotaandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt North Dakotaandamp lt aandamp gt could anchor an electric andamp quot transmission superhighwayandamp quot from the Dakotas to Chicago and other eastward cities American Electric Power has announced that it s exploring the feasibility of an extra-high-voltage transmission system to connect wind farms with large cities in other states The 765-kilovolt power-line network with an estimated price tag of 5 billion to 10 billion dollars would hook up to the proposed Hartland Wind Farm in Burke and Mountrail counties The wind farm would have a capacity of 2 000 megawatts dwarfing all other wind farms in North Dakota If approved plans call for the 4 billion Hartland Wind Farm to begin construction in 2010