Temecula Adopts Resolution Opposing Proposed SDG&E Power Line Project

The Temecula City Council Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution to oppose San Diego Gas & Electric’s (SDG&E) proposed 145-mile extra-high-voltage power line set to run through the city. The move came less than a month after the Riverside County Board of Supervisors took action to formally oppose the project as currently proposed.

“We are mobilizing all evidence, every legal argument and legal remedy available to defend our community from this dangerous and devastating project,” Temecula City Manager Aaron Adams said at the July 14 meeting.

The Golden Pacific Powerlink is currently set to run from Imperial County to a new substation planned to be built in South Orange County, passing through Southwest Riverside County. However, the final route of the transmission line has not yet been selected, according to SDG&E…

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