Energy

Aerial view of a high-tension power line crossing a turf farm near Brevard NC

Aerial view of a high-tension power line crossing a turf farm near Brevard NC

As the US searches for new power - wind, solar, nuclear - it is vital that the transmission and distribution grids be upgraded to make the most of these new opportunities.

Rows of wind turbines generate power on the Allegheny Front in juxtaposition to the older coal-fired power plant at Mt Storm near Petersburg WV Aerial view of Appalachian Power's John Amos coal-fired power plant along the Kanawha River at Poca, WV. Rows of wind turbines generate power on the Allegheny Front at Mt Storm Lake near Petersburg, WV. Aerial view of a tower on a high-tension power line near Hendersonville, NC Sunset aerial view of the Mt Storm coal fired power generation plant at Mt Storm, WV standing next to rows of recently installed wind turbines. Aerial view of the new scrubber stack in operation at Progress Energy's Lake Julian coal fired power plant in Arden, NC. Aerial view of Appalachian Power's John Amos coal-fired power plant backlit at sunset along the Kanawha River at Poca, WV. Aerial view of a high-tension power line crossing a turf farm near Brevard NC Aerial view of a Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling rig at Mt Storm Lake near Petersburg, WV.