The TransAmerica Generation Grid (TAGG) is a unique national energy initiative to deliver more reliable, cost-effective power through a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission path, and link major load centers between the eastern and western parts of the United States. The pathway will allow economical power exchanges, increased system reliability and security, reserve sharing, seasonal and time-of-day peak load diversification and development of additional generation resources. The HVDC transmission path would reach from Northern Illinois to Southern California, traversing abundant upper Midwestern wind and solid fuel resource areas to maximize development of mine-mouth generation and enhance the economy of wind generation.