Fight to bring US alternative energy source to demand stalls

Cowgill, United States

UP and down the centre of the United States, winds rip across plains, ridges and plateaus, a belt of unharnessed energy, capable of powering millions of customers and with enormous potential to help meet national goals to stem climate change.

Because the bulk of the demand is hundreds of miles away, companies are working to build a robust network of high-voltage transmission lines to get the power to the coasts. If only it were that simple. In all, some 5,000km of projects have yet to be built, in need of government approval.