Direct Connect Development Co. stated that it wants to build an underground transmission line from rural Iowa to Chicago for carrying wind energy. The 2,100-megawatt high-voltage transmission line would stretch 349 miles and cost around $2.5 billion. Although the project could be operational by 2024, it will first have to get permits from local, state, and federal agencies.
Decentralization of the world's electrical power generation continues with the introduction of demand response, distributed generation, and microgrid technologies. This Patent Forecast evaluates the fundamental payment and settlement state of the art of clearing and processing energy payment transactions.
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Decentralization of the world's electrical power generation continues with the introduction of demand response, distributed generation, and microgrid technologies. This Patent Forecast evaluates the fundamental payment and settlement state of the art of clearing and processing energy payment transactions.