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ap: Without approval of major transmission projects, the West’s clean energy efforts will fall short

The Inflation Reduction Act can only take America’s clean energy drive so far

Large wind turbines are seen on the horizon as the sun sets in fields along US Highway 385 on April 4, 2022 in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado. These large turbines are part of Xcel Energy's Cheyenne Ridge wind farm in Kit Carson and Cheyenne Counties along U.S. 385 between Burlington and Cheyenne Wells. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Large wind turbines are seen on the horizon as the sun sets in fields along US Highway 385 on April 4, 2022 in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado. These large turbines are part of Xcel Energy’s Cheyenne Ridge wind farm in Kit Carson and Cheyenne Counties along U.S. 385 between Burlington and Cheyenne Wells. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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Simply put: if we want to connect all of the new clean power resources incentivized by the IRA to the grid, we need to build more transmission lines.
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