The new, third power line will be a part of the area’s wider solar power project and help prevent blackouts in severe situations.
MUSCATINE, Iowa — For the first time in almost four decades, Muscatine Power and Water added a new transmission line to its system.
The $15.5 million project is meant to bring a consistent energy supply to Muscatine; an area that currently has two power transmission lines running north and south next to each other
“If we lose that line to the south, like with a tornado, it’s likely we could lose both of those lines at the same time,” said Ryan Streck, Director of Utility Service Delivery. “So this one not only allows us to bring more power in, but we have a separate path; it actually comes from the Quad Cities. So that way, if…