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Moving wind power not cheap: Utilities spending millions to build transmission lines
August 11, 2008 in Tulsa World
August 11, 2008 in Tulsa World
The wind is free, but the cost of harnessing its power doesn't come cheaply. Each wind turbine can cost more than $1 million.
Transporting the power from western Oklahoma to the population centers is even more expensive. Texas, for example, is investing almost $5 billion to create its own transmission system.
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