Clean energy will require more power lines, but who should get to build them?

Electrical lines and towers frame a power plant
Power lines at the Xcel Energy nuclear generating plant near Monticello, Minn.
Ben Hovland | MPR News

With more clean energy being produced, the need is growing for transmission lines to deliver all that energy to people.

And the debate about who will get to build these lines is heating up with billions of dollars on the line.

Jeffrey Tomich wrote about the ongoing battle for E&E News and he spoke about it with MPR News Climate Cast host Paul Huttner.

To hear the full conversation, click play on the audio player above or subscribe to the Climate Cast podcast.

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