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Article: WEIGH IN ON SUNZIA TRANSMISSION LINE.(Local News)
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- The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
- Article date:
- October 15, 2009
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Byline: THE NEW MEXICAN
The New Mexican
The Bureau of Land Management is holding additional public meetings in October to seek input on a proposed study expansion area for the 460-mile, 500-kilovolt SunZia Southwest Transmission line across New Mexico and Arizona.
The line will primarily carry energy from renewable resources to Western power markets.
The BLM, which is identifying environmental impacts and alternatives for the project, held nine public meetings in June and July in communities along the proposed transmission line route.
Some participants are concerned about locating the route for the line's Rio Grande crossing ...