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Iowa part of giant wind energy grid proposed for 2020

03/11/2009

A giant electricity transmission grid with about 3,000 miles of lines is proposed to harvest wind energy across the Midwest. 

Expected to cost $10-12 billion, the proposed Green Power Express would run lines through seven states, including Iowa, drawing wind power from less populated areas to larger cities.

Starting in wind-rich areas in Iowa, Minnesota and the Dakotas, the grid is intended to move energy for a very long distance, according to a proposal unveiled earlier this year by ITC Holdings, of Michigan.