In 2022, over 670 miles of electricity transmission lines were completed in the United States, down from 1,368 miles the previous year. Projects with a voltage up to 230 kilovolts accounted for roughly 70 percent of the length completed that year. No projects with a voltage of 500 kilovolts have been completed in the country since 2020.
Electric transmission projects completed in the United States from 2019 to 2022, by voltage* (in miles)
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US Department of Energy, & FERC. (February 7, 2023). Electric transmission projects completed in the United States from 2019 to 2022, by voltage* (in miles) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/551519/us-line-length-of-electricity-transmission-projects-completed/
US Department of Energy, und FERC. "Electric transmission projects completed in the United States from 2019 to 2022, by voltage* (in miles)." Chart. February 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/551519/us-line-length-of-electricity-transmission-projects-completed/
US Department of Energy, FERC. (2023). Electric transmission projects completed in the United States from 2019 to 2022, by voltage* (in miles). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/551519/us-line-length-of-electricity-transmission-projects-completed/
US Department of Energy, and FERC. "Electric Transmission Projects Completed in The United States from 2019 to 2022, by Voltage* (in Miles)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/551519/us-line-length-of-electricity-transmission-projects-completed/
US Department of Energy & FERC, Electric transmission projects completed in the United States from 2019 to 2022, by voltage* (in miles) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/551519/us-line-length-of-electricity-transmission-projects-completed/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Electric transmission projects completed in the United States from 2019 to 2022, by voltage* (in miles) [Graph], US Department of Energy, & FERC, February 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/551519/us-line-length-of-electricity-transmission-projects-completed/