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width="453" height="50" alt="The Texas Tribune"></a></h1> <time datetime="2015-04-21T12:45:39.965760">Tuesday, April 21, 2015</time> </div> </header> </div> <div class="wrapper content-wrapper"> <div id="site_content" class="content "> <header class="alt_header"> <h1> <span><a class="plain" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/">Tribpedia</a>:</span> <a class="plain" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/crez-transmission-lines/">Crez Transmission Lines</a> </h1> </header> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <nav class="pagination"> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <article> <div class="cell w-12 content"> <p><p>The Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) transmission lines are a response to a directive by the Texas Legislature passed in 2005. To reach the renewable energy goals set by the Legislature and support the growing wind industry in Texas, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150421174539/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-state-agencies/public-utility-commission/">Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC)</a> created a plan to identify areas with potential wind capacity, the CREZ, and build a ...</p></p> <a class="permalink" href="about/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Read More</a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-12"> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/04/18/power-line-dispute-rancher-questions-wiggle-room/">In Power Line Dispute, Rancher Questions Wiggle Room</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 18 Apr 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-04-18 06:00"> April 18, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/04/18/power-line-dispute-rancher-questions-wiggle-room/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/04/18/power-line-dispute-rancher-questions-wiggle-room/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/Powerlines-Johnny_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Johnny Vinson stands on the part of his Wise County, Texas ranch where Oncor built a power line through his property. Vinson says the power company didn't build the line where it was approved."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/Powerlines-Johnny_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Johnny Vinson stands on the part of his Wise County, Texas ranch where Oncor built a power line through his property. Vinson says the power company didn't build the line where it was approved." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Robert Hart</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Johnny Vinson stands on the part of his Wise County, Texas ranch where Oncor built a power line through his property. Vinson says the power company didn't build the line where it was approved.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p class="websummaries"><span>After landowners sign off on power line routes, can transmission companies install them somewhere else? </span>The Public Utility Commission is set to consider a rancher’s complaint that a 345-kilovolt power line that a transmission operator erected is 150 feet north of where it was originally mapped.</p> <p class="body"><span style="line-height: 1.35; font-size: 15px;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/04/18/power-line-dispute-rancher-questions-wiggle-room/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/22/texas-wind-tax-credit-lapse-impact-likely-muted/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/14/Wind-1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="A wind farm near Abeline, TX, April 5, 2011"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/14/Wind-1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A wind farm near Abeline, TX, April 5, 2011" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>credit: Corey Taratuta</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A wind farm near Abeline, TX, April 5, 2011</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/22/texas-wind-tax-credit-lapse-impact-likely-muted/">Tax Credit for Texas Wind Could Lapse</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 22 Oct 2013 06:00:00 -0500" title="2013-10-22 06:00"> Oct. 22, 2013 (Oct. 17, 2013 for <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/">Subscribers</a>) </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150421174539im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p><span>Swift renewal of a generous federal tax incentive for wind energy producers appears unlikely </span><span>after Congress directed most of its recent attention to finding a way to turn the government back on</span><span>. But the industry may not fare as bad this year as it has in the past.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/22/texas-wind-tax-credit-lapse-impact-likely-muted/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/14/7-billion-crez-project-nears-finish-aiding-wind-po/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-CREZLines-008_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="Near Sweetwater, construction is complete on transmission lines that will connect windy regions of the state to its population centers. The total cost of all the lines throughout Texas is estimated at nearly $7 billion."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-CREZLines-008_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Near Sweetwater, construction is complete on transmission lines that will connect windy regions of the state to its population centers. The total cost of all the lines throughout Texas is estimated at nearly $7 billion." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Axel Gerdau</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Near Sweetwater, construction is complete on transmission lines that will connect windy regions of the state to its population centers. The total cost of all the lines throughout Texas is estimated at nearly $7 billion.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/14/7-billion-crez-project-nears-finish-aiding-wind-po/">$7 Billion CREZ Project Nears Finish, Aiding Wind Power</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 14 Oct 2013 06:00:00 -0500" title="2013-10-14 06:00"> Oct. 14, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/14/7-billion-crez-project-nears-finish-aiding-wind-po/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Developers expect to soon flip the switch on the final electrical transmission projects built under the state’s Competitive Renewable Energy Zone initiative. It's a nearly $7 billion effort to connect Texas' windiest, mostly secluded regions to communities that demand more power.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/14/7-billion-crez-project-nears-finish-aiding-wind-po/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/23/texas-scores-high-electric-grid-improvements/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-BlackoutsErcot028_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="Grid technicians monitor screens at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas' new state-of-the-art backup control center in Bastrop."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-BlackoutsErcot028_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Grid technicians monitor screens at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas' new state-of-the-art backup control center in Bastrop." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Grid technicians monitor screens at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas' new state-of-the-art backup control center in Bastrop.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/23/texas-scores-high-electric-grid-improvements/">Texas Ranks High for Electric Grid Improvements</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:00:34 -0500" title="2013-07-23 16:00"> July 23, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/23/texas-scores-high-electric-grid-improvements/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>A new report ranks Texas first out of 41 states for improvements in its electric grid. But that doesn't mean electricity prices are lower for most Texans — or that the grid doesn't face serious challenges.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/23/texas-scores-high-electric-grid-improvements/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_4"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/12/07/jon-wellinghoff-tt-interview/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Jeff_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Jon Wellinghoff, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Jeff_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Jon Wellinghoff, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Jon Wellinghoff, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/12/07/jon-wellinghoff-tt-interview/">Jon Wellinghoff: The TT Interview</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Elizabeth Titus </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 7 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0600" title="2011-12-07 05:00"> Dec. 7, 2011 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on how Texas is learning to manage wind energy, what he's learned by monitoring his own electricity consumption at home and how his agency has changed in the decade since Enron's downfall.   </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/12/07/jon-wellinghoff-tt-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_5"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/10/21/wind-power-transmission-lines-rise-across-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-CREZLines-008_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="Near Sweetwater, construction is complete on transmission lines that will connect windy regions of the state to its population centers. The total cost of all the lines throughout Texas is estimated at nearly $7 billion."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-CREZLines-008_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Near Sweetwater, construction is complete on transmission lines that will connect windy regions of the state to its population centers. The total cost of all the lines throughout Texas is estimated at nearly $7 billion." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Axel Gerdau</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Near Sweetwater, construction is complete on transmission lines that will connect windy regions of the state to its population centers. The total cost of all the lines throughout Texas is estimated at nearly $7 billion.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/10/21/wind-power-transmission-lines-rise-across-texas/">Wind Power Transmission Lines Rise Across Texas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Kate Galbraith </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:00:00 -0500" title="2011-10-21 05:00"> Oct. 21, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/10/21/wind-power-transmission-lines-rise-across-texas/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Workers are busy stringing thousands of miles of wires across Texas to aid the wind-power boom, despite lingering controversy — and an estimated cost of $6.8 billion. West Texas businesses, for their part, have found a niche feeding and housing the workers, who must put up with rattlesnakes and bad weather.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/10/21/wind-power-transmission-lines-rise-across-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_6"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/09/27/donna-nelson-tt-interview/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/donna-nelson_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Chairman Donna L. Nelson - Public Utility Commission of Texas"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/donna-nelson_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Chairman Donna L. Nelson - Public Utility Commission of Texas" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Chairman Donna L. Nelson - Public Utility Commission of Texas</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/09/27/donna-nelson-tt-interview/">Donna Nelson: The TT Interview</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Kate Galbraith </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:59:00 -0500" title="2011-09-27 11:59"> Sept. 27, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/09/27/donna-nelson-tt-interview/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The chairwoman of the Public Utility Commission on how close Texas came to rolling blackouts this summer, how well the state's wind turbines are performing, how much consumers can expect to see their bills increase as wind-power transmission is expanded, and how the historic drought affects the reliability of Texas' power grid. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/09/27/donna-nelson-tt-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_7"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/24/cost-texas-wind-transmission-lines-nears-7-billion/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/20100915-DSC_4186_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/20100915-DSC_4186_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Caleb Bryant Miller</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/24/cost-texas-wind-transmission-lines-nears-7-billion/">Cost of Texas Wind Transmission Lines Nears $7 Billion</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Kate Galbraith </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:18:03 -0500" title="2011-08-24 15:18"> Aug. 24, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/24/cost-texas-wind-transmission-lines-nears-7-billion/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The cost of building several thousand miles of transmission lines to carry wind power across Texas is now estimated at $6.79 billion, a 38 percent increase from the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150421174539/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/19/business/19wind.html" target="_blank">initial projection three years ago</a>. Ultimately, Texas ratepayers will foot the bill for the project, which could add about $4 to $5 per month to electric bills.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/24/cost-texas-wind-transmission-lines-nears-7-billion/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_8"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/21/texas-oks-new-wind-power-transmission-lines/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-ElecticSub-CR03_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-ElecticSub-CR03_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Callie Richmond</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/21/texas-oks-new-wind-power-transmission-lines/">Texas OKs New Wind Power Transmission Lines</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Kate Galbraith </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:00:00 -0600" title="2011-01-21 05:00"> Jan. 21, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/21/texas-oks-new-wind-power-transmission-lines/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>At the heart of Texas' wind-power boom lies a conundrum: Plenty of ranchers are eager to host wind turbines but few want to allow the unsightly high-voltage transmission lines needed to carry the power to distant cities. But state regulators are moving forward — and yesterday they approved a contentious project that runs through the Hill Country.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/21/texas-oks-new-wind-power-transmission-lines/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_9"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/10/controversial-hill-country-power-lines-canned/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/20100915-DSC_4194_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/20100915-DSC_4194_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Caleb Bryant Miller</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/10/controversial-hill-country-power-lines-canned/">Controversial Hill Country Power Lines Canned</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Kate Galbraith </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:02:53 -0600" title="2010-11-10 16:02"> Nov. 10, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/10/controversial-hill-country-power-lines-canned/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The Public Utility Commission will cancel plans to build one controversial wind-power transmission line, as well as a segment of a second — to Hill Country landowners' undoubted relief.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/10/controversial-hill-country-power-lines-canned/"> <i 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</li><li><time datetime="Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:08:41 -0500" title="2010-09-27 13:08"> Sept. 27, 2010 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>There are no viable substitutes for the longest segment of a controversial proposed transmission line through the Hill Country, the state grid operator reported today.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/27/study-hill-country-transmission-line-is-necessary/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_11"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/15/texas-puc-moves-forward-on-hill-country-power-line/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-ElecticSub-CR18_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="An electrical substation in Comfort, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-ElecticSub-CR18_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="An electrical substation in Comfort, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">An electrical substation in Comfort, Texas.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/15/texas-puc-moves-forward-on-hill-country-power-line/">Texas PUC Moves Forward on Hill Country Power Line</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Kate Galbraith </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:42:44 -0500" title="2010-09-15 13:42"> Sept. 15, 2010 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Despite opposition from Hill Country landowners, the Texas Public Utility Commission declined to throw out one of the proposed wind-power transmission lines through Hill Country during an open meeting this morning.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/15/texas-puc-moves-forward-on-hill-country-power-line/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_12"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/10/series-explores-texas-transmission-lines-for-wind/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PanHandleWindfarm_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="New turbines tower over an old windmill at the Whirlwind wind farm, near Floydada"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PanHandleWindfarm_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="New turbines tower over an old windmill at the Whirlwind wind farm, near Floydada" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Kate Galbraith</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">New turbines tower over an old windmill at the Whirlwind wind farm, near Floydada</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/10/series-explores-texas-transmission-lines-for-wind/">Series Explores Texas' Transmission Lines for Wind</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Kate Galbraith </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:00:00 -0500" title="2010-09-10 20:00"> Sept. 10, 2010 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>This week, the Tribune put together a three-part series exploring the state's $5 billion transmission-line build-out to support wind power, which is mostly generated in West Texas but needs to be shipped to cities in Central and East Texas. The project is known as CREZ, short for Competitive Renewable Energy Zones.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/10/series-explores-texas-transmission-lines-for-wind/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_13"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/10/remoteness-a-hurdle-in-harvesting-panhandles-winds/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PanHandleWindfarm_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="New turbines tower over an old windmill at the Whirlwind wind farm, near Floydada"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PanHandleWindfarm_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="New turbines tower over an old windmill at the Whirlwind wind farm, near Floydada" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Kate Galbraith</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">New turbines tower over an old windmill at the Whirlwind wind farm, near Floydada</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/10/remoteness-a-hurdle-in-harvesting-panhandles-winds/">Remoteness a Hurdle in Harvesting Panhandle's Winds</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Kate Galbraith </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:00:00 -0500" title="2010-09-10 05:00"> Sept. 10, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/10/remoteness-a-hurdle-in-harvesting-panhandles-winds/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>While West Texas has become the nation's wind-power hub, the Panhandle's ferocious winds go largely untapped. That could change with a slew of proposed transmission line projects that could, in turn, enable forests of turbines — if landowners can be soothed. Part three of a three-part series.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/10/remoteness-a-hurdle-in-harvesting-panhandles-winds/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_14"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/09/fighting-power-lines-protect-hill-country-vistas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HIllCountrySunSet_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HIllCountrySunSet_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jim Nix</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/09/fighting-power-lines-protect-hill-country-vistas/">Fighting the Power Lines to Protect Hill Country Vistas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Kate Galbraith </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Sep 2010 05:00:00 -0500" title="2010-09-09 05:00"> Sept. 9, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/09/fighting-power-lines-protect-hill-country-vistas/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The epicenter of the fight over the state's wind power transmission lines is the Hill Country, where landowners are spending lots of money and time to keep the lines from being built. They're trotting out every conceivable argument, and they may just succeed. Part two of a three-part series.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/09/fighting-power-lines-protect-hill-country-vistas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_15"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/08/texas-wind-transmission-project-keeps-rolling-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TransmissionLine_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TransmissionLine_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Brandon Cripps</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/08/texas-wind-transmission-project-keeps-rolling-/">Texas' Wind Transmission Project Keeps Rolling </a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Kate Galbraith </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Sep 2010 05:00:00 -0500" title="2010-09-08 05:00"> Sept. 8, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/08/texas-wind-transmission-project-keeps-rolling-/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Texas already <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150421174539/http://www.awea.org/publications/reports/2Q10.pdf" target="_blank">harvests more wind power than any state in the nation</a>, bringing the promise of clean energy to millions of homes and businesses. Trouble is, getting that power from remote, windy West Texas to the big cities requires a massive, $5 billion network of transmission lines — which property owners in the Hill County and elsewhere don't want in their back yards. As construction gets under way on the new lines, an army of lawyers and angry landowners is working to stymie the state's renewable energy plans. Part one of a three-part series.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/08/texas-wind-transmission-project-keeps-rolling-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_16"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/08/26/project-to-connect-grids-raises-questions/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TresAmigos_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="There are three electric grids in the continental United States. A project in New Mexico called Tres Amigas plans to interlink all three."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150421174539/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TresAmigos_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="There are three electric grids in the continental United States. A project in New Mexico called Tres Amigas plans to interlink all three." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Tres Amigas</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">There are three electric grids in the continental United States. A project in New Mexico called Tres Amigas plans to interlink all three.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/08/26/project-to-connect-grids-raises-questions/">Project to Connect Grids Raises Questions</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Kate Galbraith </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:00:00 -0500" title="2010-08-26 05:00"> Aug. 26, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/08/26/project-to-connect-grids-raises-questions/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Texas has always operated its own electricity grid, separate from the two other grids that span the rest of the nation. But a project quietly emerging in eastern New Mexico could curb that independence — and affect energy prices here in ways that remain much in dispute.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/08/26/project-to-connect-grids-raises-questions/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <nav class="pagination clear"> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> </div> <div id="footer" class="grid"> <dl id="staff_writers" class="cell w-3"> <dt>Writers</dt> <div class="cell w-6"> <dd> <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150421174539/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a> </dd> <dd> <a 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