Most of that wind power is imported from nearby states using existing transmission lines. (blog.cleanenergy.org)
Reaching California, Oregon, and Washington may depend on access to unused capacity on existing transmission lines, or on being part of a multi-resource portfolio carried across new lines. (sciencedaily.com)
It employs reclaimed water for its cooling and was built near existing transmission lines on what used to be farmland rather than the pristine desert areas nearby that have provoked opposition to some other planned solar power plants. (scientificamerican.com)