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Index 3. Business Case 6. Success Criteria 7. Next Steps -
Currently, almost 300,000 MW of proposed wind projects, more
than 10 times the current installed wind capacity in the U.S.,
are waiting in line to connect to the grid but are unable to
proceed because of adequate grid capacity. (20percentwind.org)
Renewable resources have the potential to generate a far higher
percentage of the electricity in the US than they do today. The
lack of adequate electric transmission capacity is a primary
obstacle to achieving this goal because many of the best
potential renewable energy resources are located in rural areas
far from population centers. - The full extent of the current
shale gas revolution would not be possible without the rapid
expansion of natural gas pipelines in the prior 15 years. Over
11,000 miles of interstate gas pipeline w