The U.S. Needs 5000 Miles of New High-Voltage Lines Annually. It Only Built 392

OilPrice.com · Leonard Hyman & William Tilles · 2026-07-20 19:00 UTC

Experts state the grid requires 5,000 miles of new high-voltage lines annually, yet actual additions have collapsed from nearly 4,000 miles in 2013 to a historic low average of just 392 miles between 2022 and 2025.

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