Transmission Professionals Group
The Transmission Professionals special interest group covers the distribution of power from generation to final destination.
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Tucson Electric overhead power line plan runs afoul of neighbors, city | Local news | tucson.com
Citizens question TEP’s cost estimates for undergrounding the line, citing examples that cost as little as HALF of TEP’s $13MM+ per-mile estimate. See TEP’s cost estimate at https://lnkd.in/eUQHWRjv
In addition, citizens question “TEP’s assertion that maintenance costs of underground lines would be much higher than overhead lines”….(not according to FERC 1 reports filed by other IOU’s)
Property values????
TEP admits that studies they reviewed indicate that, “though short‐term impacts to property values can occur, long-term property values are not greatly affected by transmission lines.”
Quotable quote…
But citizens said making only the affected property owners pay for the undergrounding through a special utility district just adds insult to injury. “That’s asking people TEP is damaging to pay for TEP not damaging them,”
This controversial project is worth watching.
Tucson Electric overhead power line plan runs afoul of neighbors, city | Local news | tucson.com
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