Lyle's Wind Projects Drop Out of Line

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The two wind farms at those two spots cost $1.2 billion to build. The total price tag to connect to the grid was 426 million for one project and 449 million for the other. Lyle's wind projects are now on the hook for upgrades costing about $230 million, a quarter of the previous number.

Lyle Jack wants to build a wind farm on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. But to make the project work, he has to connect that wind farm to the electric grid. Which is easier said than done. On today's show - how the green energy revolution may live, or die, by bureaucrats trying to untangle a mess of wires.

This episode was produced by Willa Rubin. It was edited by Sally Helm, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez, and engineered by Katherine Silva. Jess Jiang is our acting executive producer.

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