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<blockquote data-quote="Up Y'oars" data-source="post: 297614" data-attributes="member: 764">It still would only be able to provide power to Minnesota.&nbsp; The transmission line from GRE only goes to the SE and doesn't connect with any other lines, so rerouting the electricity is impossible without further transmission line construction.&nbsp; The complication to the problem is that transmission lines for DC current is VERY VERY expensive!&nbsp; This is why no other buyer of the plant will come to fruition.&nbsp; There were a couple of other electrical projects up-and-coming but when the company realized THEY would have to also build the transmission lines they pulled out of the project (NW North Dakota).&nbsp; The number of transmission lines to the western 1/2 of the US is very limited!&nbsp; At some point this country will HAVE to build more lines or our capacity to transfer electricity around will be maxed out.&nbsp; The country is, once again (other than taxes), just kicking the can down the road until one day it becomes a 'must' just prior to brown-outs or blackouts.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Up Y'oars, post: 297614, member: 764"] It still would only be able to provide power to Minnesota. The transmission line from GRE only goes to the SE and doesn't connect with any other lines, so rerouting the electricity is impossible without further transmission line construction. The complication to the problem is that transmission lines for DC current is VERY VERY expensive! This is why no other buyer of the plant will come to fruition. There were a couple of other electrical projects up-and-coming but when the company realized THEY would have to also build the transmission lines they pulled out of the project (NW North Dakota). The number of transmission lines to the western 1/2 of the US is very limited! At some point this country will HAVE to build more lines or our capacity to transfer electricity around will be maxed out. The country is, once again (other than taxes), just kicking the can down the road until one day it becomes a 'must' just prior to brown-outs or blackouts. [/QUOTE]

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