North America
July 18, 2022
Power & Utilities | Smart Grid
Visual Primer Series
Visual Primer: Wildfires Threaten Progress in Energy Transition
In a multi-billion-dollar paradox, the transmission lines needed to fight climate change are themselves victims of climate change.
A massive investment in transmission infrastructure is necessary to move renewable energy over long distances from where it is produced to where it is needed. These transmission lines, which are so necessary to combat climate change present an inherent wildfire risk exacerbated by drought conditions in the western United States and Canada.
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