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greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com - 2/2/2009

Texas Wind Transmission Projects Announced

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Texas releases details of companies that will build nearly $5 billion in transmission lines, a key step forward for wind power in the state.

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online.wsj.com - 2/9/2009

How to go green in hard times

— online.wsj.com — Wall Street Journal: It's tough to be green when money is tight. Lots of big environmentally friendly... changes look good in theory, like buying solar panels or switching to a hybrid car. The trouble is, many of those fixes take years to make back their ... (more) How to go green in hard times

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reuters.com - 1/30/2009

Texas finalizes plan to expand wind lines

— reuters.com — HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas utility regulators on Thursday awarded nine companies rights to build $5 billion in... new electric transmission lines to move power from windy areas to big cities like Dallas and San Antonio, a move aimed at doubling renewable ... (more) Texas finalizes plan to expand wind lines

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dallasnews.com - 2/2/2009

PUC awards wind power transmission line contracts | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning ...

— dallasnews.com — 07:54 AM CST on Friday, January 30, 2009 By ELIZABETH SOUDER / The Dallas Morning News esouder@dallasnews.com... The Public Utility Commission on Thursday assigned seven utilities to build pieces of a $5 billion transmission line project to bring West ... (more) PUC awards wind power transmission line contracts | ...

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Earth2Tech — ... Texas’s Lucky 13: Texas utility regulators have identified 13 companies that will build $5 billion worth of transmission lines to support the state’s booming wind industry, including Oncor and Electric Transmission Texas. — NYT’s Green Inc. ...

Texas Announces $5 Billion Plan for Wind Power Transmission Lines
Green Daily — ... . Now, they're faced with the task of acquiring funding to pay the upfront costs of their projects in the middle of an extended credit crunch -- to be recouped later from energy consumers, of course. Apparently, this deal is being observed as a sort of Guinea pig for a similar situation mounting in the western states, where ...