SDG&E got a boost on its efforts to build the Sunrise Powerlink, a $1.9 billion power line proposed to connect San Diego and Imperial counties.
Michael Peevey, president of the California Public Utilities Commission, offered a third alternative for his four fellow commissioners to consider when they discuss the proposal on December 18, 2008.
President Peevey's proposal would allow SDG&E to build the Powerlink without any condition that the line be required to deliver green energy to San Diego.
The proposal points to a southern route that avoids Anza-Borrego Desert State Parkand communities such as Julian and Santa Ysabel. Does he have the votes to get this done? Sources say yes.
I have said before, infrastructure is in short supply -- and our continued grwoth -- like it or not -- demands that we build the necessary infrastructure that we will need to keep the lights on. And for those who say we don't need it -- not only do we need transmission, we need to add more generation inside of California too. Failure to do these necessary upgrades and construction will cause us to fail on the effort (and now law and executive order) to get to a greener future.
Jesus' ,
What is wrong with in basin power generation?
Why do we need to run a huge extension cord through the fire-prone San Diego backcountry to bring power to the coast?
Time for new solutions for a new time. Huge transmission projects like this are not only environmentally damaging, they are yesterday's technology.
Bob
Posted by: Bob | November 19, 2008 at 07:26 PM