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Moving solar and wind energy from where it’s produced to where it’s needed means a major buildout of new transmission lines, but the projects often face pushback from landowners concerned about aesthetics, health and the environment.

Moving solar and wind energy from where it's produced to where it's needed means a major buildout of new transmission lines, but the projects often face pushback from landowners concerned about aesthetics, health and the environment.

Growing power line needs generate new friction in Minnesota’s clean energy shift

High-voltage transmission towers next to an interstate

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A man leans on a white truck, looking out at cattle

An aerial view of farmland with a power plant on the horizon

A rendering of solar panels in a field made from a photograph.

Courtesy of Xcel Energy

High-voltage power lines next to an interstate

Rose Thelen, a volunteer with the Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign.

Growing power line needs generate new friction in Minnesota’s clean energy shift

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