http://earth2tech.com/2008/04/10/texas-could-spend-up-to-64b-on-transmission-lines/ Helping the Earth with Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:52:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://earth2tech.com/2008/04/10/texas-could-spend-up-to-64b-on-transmission-lines/#comment-12335 Cost Estimates of T Boones’ Colossal Wind Farm Keep Rising « Earth2Tech Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:18:23 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1823#comment-12335 <p>[...] So, why the rising price tag? The price of building wind farms has been going up as the cost of the raw materials to build the turbines, as well as demand for turbines themselves, have been lifting the upfront costs. And the costs of building Texas’ transmission lines, which wind farms need to bring the power to the people, are proving expensive, too. Texas could spend anywhere between $2.95 billion and $6.38 billion on laying new lines, according to a recent report. [...]</p> [...] So, why the rising price tag? The price of building wind farms has been going up as the cost of the raw materials to build the turbines, as well as demand for turbines themselves, have been lifting the upfront costs. And the costs of building Texas’ transmission lines, which wind farms need to bring the power to the people, are proving expensive, too. Texas could spend anywhere between $2.95 billion and $6.38 billion on laying new lines, according to a recent report. [...]

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/04/10/texas-could-spend-up-to-64b-on-transmission-lines/#comment-11445 T. Boone Pickens Orders $2B of Wind Turbines « Earth2Tech Thu, 15 May 2008 14:55:38 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1823#comment-11445 <p>[...] Texas. The state could spend anywhere between $2.95 billion and $6.38 billion on laying new lines, according to a recent report. And T. Boone Pickens has also said his wind farm will cost as much as $10 billion to [...]</p> [...] Texas. The state could spend anywhere between $2.95 billion and $6.38 billion on laying new lines, according to a recent report. And T. Boone Pickens has also said his wind farm will cost as much as $10 billion to [...]

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/04/10/texas-could-spend-up-to-64b-on-transmission-lines/#comment-10284 T. Boone Pickens: Kicking Off the World’s Largest Wind Farm « Earth2Tech Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:04:20 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1823#comment-10284 <p>[...] And the costs of building Texas’ transmission lines, to move the power from the farms to more populated areas, has been adding up, too. The state could spend anywhere between $2.95 billion and $6.38 billion on laying new lines, according to a recent report. [...]</p> [...] And the costs of building Texas’ transmission lines, to move the power from the farms to more populated areas, has been adding up, too. The state could spend anywhere between $2.95 billion and $6.38 billion on laying new lines, according to a recent report. [...]

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