Map showing likely paths of electric transmission lines intended to be resource for journalists

The Center for Rural Affairs' Clean Energy Transmission Database has created a map of clean-energy transmission projects "intended to help journalists, communities, landowners, local and state policymakers and other stakeholders track clean-energy transmission developments in their region," the center reports. The database attempts to provide up-to-date information about projects in the Great Plains and Upper Midwest.

The map is a "rough approximation" of where transmission lines will be constructed because most projects are still in planning stages, the website says, but it will be continually updated when new information is available. Click here to view the map.

The organization has released a report about the economic impact of new energy transmission on rural communities. It has also created a list of "transmission principles" that highlight what it believes are concerns and priorities that should govern transmission planning. "We want to be your source for information, facts, and news regarding clean energy transmission," the website says. (Read more)