San Diego Gas & Electric has announced plans to build, own and operate a new 500-kV transmission line connected to San Diego County.
The line is set to run between the existing Imperial Valley Substation and the border of San Diego and Orange counties, but construction isn’t expected to start until the end of the decade.
According to the California Independent System Operator, this new project is essential for the state to achieve its ambitious carbon reduction goals while modernizing and increasing the resilience of the electrical grid…