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from buyers, significant financial investments, and
a means of definitively allocating the costs of the
new transmission.
The states and wind advocates within MISO’s footprint
have made a firm commitment to wind development,
projecting the development of 10,000 MW
of new wind power across much of the Midwest. 63
Concerted discussion and planning toward this goal
over the past four years has led to significant progress.
In June 2006 a consortium of electric cooperatives,
municipals and investor-owned utilities
called CapX 2020 announced that its members
would invest several billion dollars in three 345 kV
transmission lines spanning 550 miles, linking
South Dakota, North Dakota, and various points in
Minnesota and Wisconsin. 64 If successful, these
projects will provide a significant portion of the
new transmission needed to make the vision of
Northern Great Plains wind development a reality.
Kansas – Oklahoma Conditional
Constraint Area
The Central Great Plains—western Kansas and
Oklahoma—have significant potential wind generation
that, if developed, could greatly improve the
economic vitality of this rural area while bringing
Figure 5-8. CDEAC 2015 High Renewables Generation and Associated New Transmission Lines
63 See http://www.capx2020.com.
64 Ibid.
54 U.S. Department of Energy / National Electric Transmission Congestion Study / 2006