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Article: United States: BPA seeks help determining route of new transmission line.
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- October 27, 2009
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The federal BPA, the Pacific Northwest s largest power marketer, is exploring a plan to build a 500-kilovolt transmission line running about 70 miles from Castle Rock to Troutdale, Ore., to meet growing power demand in the area. The BPA is looking to string the line between a series of steel towers, each about 80 to 150 feet tall.
The proposal is in its infancy, BPA spokesman Doug Johnson said, and the agency is requesting access from landowners to determine the best route to build the line.
The BPA included a map, but it lacks detail, Cherrington said. She s concerned the federal agency could pinpoint her 23 acres of forest ...