Because the Steel Interstate would substitute domestically generated electrical energy for oil, demand for electricity would rise about 1% nationwide. This would be an ideal market to be supplied from renewables, and Steel Interstate rights-of-way can double as transmission corridors to move such power from generating sites to population centers.
The Steel Interstate System construction could be paired with an energy efficiency program that could easily conserve enough generating capacity from end-use electric energy savings to supply the needed power without construction of any new generating facilities.
Here is a comprehensive analysis of how the Steel Interstate will encourage and support renewable energy development.