SDG&E today rolled out a first-cut 145-mile corridor for the Golden Pacific Powerlink, a proposed 500-kilovolt transmission line that would run from the Imperial Valley to the San Diego-Orange County border and cross stretches of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The concept calls for towers as tall as a 15- to 20-story building and is already drawing sharp concern from conservation groups and tribal representatives. SDG&E says it will hold virtual open houses in mid-May as regulators and residents settle in for what is expected to be a months-long review.
What SDG&E Says The Project Will Do
SDG&E and its parent, Sempra, say the Golden Pacific Powerlink is meant to ease transmission congestion and move more renewable energy into Southern California, and the utility has begun circulating a preliminary route and fact sheet to communities along the route. According to SDG&E, the company would build, own and operate a new 500-kV line…..