"New Grid for Renewable Energy Could Be Costly "

100 billion dollars. That's what analysts are saying would be the cost of developing a new transmission system to get all the new renewable energy sources onto the grid. While I think this is an absolute necessary solution for the United States, taxpayers and Congress are going to have a hard time passing mandates to make this new transmission system happen. We are running out of time, so I urge you all to write your Senators and Congressman. The time for change is now.
If the Federal government expects many states to increase the percentage of renewable energy to come onto the grid, we need to address the issue of our outdated transmission lines first. Before we start building all these expensive solar and wind farms, let's explore this idea further. What can we do to get the ball rolling on this?