Tres Amigas could play same role as Henry Hub

Transmission issues continue to dog US green energy revolution. Connecting the three major grids aims to allow renewable energy to be shipped between states, writes Pauline McCallion

A plan to link the three US electricity grids has cast a spotlight on long-running transmission issues impeding the development of the US renewable energy sector.

Akin to a roundabout or highway rotary system that controls traffic flow, the New Mexico-based Tres Amigas project aims to link the three primary US interconnections: the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC), the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and the Eastern Interconnection.

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