US electric grid is obsolete, say experts; will hinder Pickens Plan, expansion of plug-in biofuel-electric hybrids

The New York Times is reporting that plans for extended deployment of wind energy as well as other renewable energy sources is threatened by an obsolete power grid. The electro-mechanical grid provides a threat to most power-based emissions reduction schemes, including the Pickens Plan that requires transmission of wind energy, and the expansion of plug-in hybrids using renewable electricity.

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