Wind Power Transmission Lines Rise Across Texas
SWEETWATER — Enormous transmission towers stand beside a West Texas country road, waiting for electric wires to be strung through them. Nearby, the task of threading wires through the steel towers is already under way, as men in hardhats shift equipment into position.
“We’re going to work 12 hours a day through Thanksgiving,” said Pat Hogan, a consultant with McCurley Enterprises, a company helping with the construction. The only real break comes around mid-afternoon on Sundays when, he said, “you can get your clothes cleaned or go to the grocery store.”
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Comments (3)
Adrienne Boer via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Great article, thanks again for your reporting!!
Leslie Aisenman
With all the money being spent why are they stringing wires through land ripe for more and more fires? When will the people demand all utilities be burried where they are less likely to inflict pain and damage?
Wilkins Micawber
It would have been interesting to see a map depicting the transmission line routes...