On our drive down south, we saw a lot of this bullshit of tearing up the desert going on.
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Did some research and found that it's part of the Greenlink project. Apparently, in addition to tying Reno, Ely and Vegas together (something that's never been needed in the past), it's supposed to help make this shit possible.
"Construction of Greenlink North is planned for early 2027. The new transmission lines from both projects could open vast swaths of remote land in rural Nevada for renewable energy production since those projects would have a way to add power to the energy grid from the multiple new substations that are scheduled for construction.
Greenlink West, for instance, includes new substations in Nye, Esmeralda and Lander counties that are expected to make potential renewable energy projects more feasible in those remote areas. Lateef likened the new substations as on- and off-ramps to the state’s new energy highway."
Construction of perhaps the largest power substation in the world — when completed it will span an area larger than 250 football fields — is underway at NV Energy’s Fort Churchill substation near Yerington.
www.nnbw.com
Of course, this in spite of locals not being happy about any of it but hey, screw them right?
If there is any hope in minimizing this bullshit, it will be the orange man bad...
"But the project’s ultimate fate may depend on President-elect Donald Trump’s intention to carry out the solar transition, an outcome that has concerned environmental groups."