New York to build miles of new power lines in renewables push. New York State is moving forward with hundreds of miles of new power lines, the kind of push clean energy advocates would like to see copied across the country. Long-distance transportation is an essential, albeit unglamorous, part of strategies to replace fossil-fueled power plants with emission-free sources. Large solar and onshore wind farms are located on rural land and need a conduit to energy-hungry cities.
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