SUGAR LAND--December 18, 2015--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The booming development of shale gas and the widespread growth of wind power, which has more than quadrupled in the past seven years, have contributed to $1.13 billion in transmission and distribution (T&D) projects across North America that are set to begin construction in first-quarter 2016. More than two-thirds of the total is located in just three regions: the U.S. Southwest, Midwest and Southeast.

Within this article: Details on T&D projects set to begin construction in first-quarter 2016, including those from major companies such as Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR), Dominion Resources (NYSE:D), FirstEnergy Corporation (NYSE:FE), LS Power Group, Grupo Iberdrola S.A. and ITC Holdings Corporation (NYSE:ITC).