The U.S. currently faces a significant backlog of proposed renewable energy projects due to insufficient transmission infrastructure. As demand for clean energy rises, transmission lines are not being constructed quickly enough to accommodate the surge. SunTrain, a company co-founded by Christopher Smith, aims to alleviate this issue by transporting renewable energy via giant batteries on existing freight train networks. Their pilot project will connect Pueblo to Denver and could be operational in two years if approved. Smith stresses the urgency of developing 300,000 miles of new transmission lines to meet current and future clean energy demands.
The United States needs 300,000 miles of new transmission lines, like, right now. That's the amount that we need immediately to keep up with current demand.
With existing transmission bottlenecks, renewable energy projects often face curtailment, meaning their output is limited despite growing demand for clean energy.
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