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Western states need $60 billion investment in new transmission lines by 2035 to avoid major reliability problems
Western states need $60 billion investment in new transmission lines by 2035 to avoid major reliability problems
Western states need $60 billion investment in new transmission lines by 2035 to avoid major reliability problems

Published on: 02/06/2026

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Electrical transmission lines in a 2018 file photo.

Utilities and other energy providers in the West need to add more than 12,600 miles of new electric transmission lines in the next decade — at an estimated cost of $60 billion — in order to reliably meet rising demand, integrate renewable energy and address aging infrastructure in the existing electrical grid.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2026/02/western-states-need-60-billion-investment-in-new-transmission-lines-by-2035-to-avoid-major-reliability-problems.html

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