Day: February 3, 2025

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Texas eyes 765-kV transmission lines in regional ‘transmission race’

Construction of a new 765-kV transmission “backbone” in Texas will cost only 4% more than expanding the existing 345-kV system to enable anticipated load growth, according to a January analysis by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. The higher voltage system would lower congestion costs and energy losses, boost transfer capabilities and improve electric reliability, the grid […]

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Texas needs to invest big in energy transmission to be competitive | Opinion

The industries of the future are here, and they want to be in Texas. Artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing and other energy-hungry industries represent our state’s greatest economic opportunity in a generation.

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