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Part of that overhaul involves the construction of costly long-distance transmission lines to carry clean energy from remote sites to population centers.<\/p>\n<p><em>Blueprint America<\/em> &#8212; with <em>NOW on PBS<\/em> &#8212; reports from California, which has the most ambitious clean energy plan in the nation. But, the state&#8217;s efforts face stiff opposition from property owners and conservationists who prefer renewable energy from <em>local sources<\/em>, such as photovoltaic rooftop solar panels.<\/p>\n<p>Complicating the matter are claims that the transmission lines are not actually carrying renewable energy at all, but represent a thinly-disguised strategy to stick to old energy practices.<\/p>\n<p>The green energy dream: Why it might not happen.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-326-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/pbs-now1503v-480.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/pbs-now1503v-480.mp4\">https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/pbs-now1503v-480.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As America looks to dramatically increase its use of renewable energy, an inconvenient reality stands in the way: The need to upgrade the country&#8217;s antiquated electricity grid. 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