Economy, not transmission capacity, threatens proposed ECI wind farms

A federal study released recently concluded that 20 percent or more of Eastern North America's electricity could be generated from wind power by 2024 -- if there is a significant expansion of the transmission infrastructure.

"We are aware that new technology ... will require new transmission capacity," but in the short-term Indiana has some advantages over other states, said Brandon Seitz, director of the Indiana Office of Energy Development.