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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Dan Gearino | Inside Climate News

Electrical grid power play: Utilities take control of coming boom in transmission lines

New high-voltage transmission lines to upgrade the electric power grid near Chicago are needed. But who should build and own these projects and get a guaranteed income stream from them has prompted great debate. (Getty Images)

The power grid near Chicago, much like the area’s expressways, is often congested.

The grid needs an upgrade, including a plan for a new transmission line that would run south of Chicago, across northern Indiana, into Michigan. There’s widespread agreement about that.

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