SDG&E's Sunrise Powerlink debated

KPBS | By KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published September 11, 2006 at 8:56 AM PDT

This story was published more than 18 years ago.

SDG&E says that a new transmission line from Imperial County across Anza-Borrego Desert through rural areas of North San Diego County may be the answer to the region's need to increase renewable energ

By 2010, SDG&E will have to meet a state-mandated goal of having 20 percent of electricity generated by renewable sources. SDG&E says that a new transmission line from Imperial County across Anza-Borrego Desert through rural areas of North San Diego County may be the answer. The State Parks Department is opposing the project. The Federal Energy Department may designate a national corridor in San Diego County (among other locations) which would help SDG&E’s efforts to build the powerlink. On Monday, learn more about the proposal and hear why it's sparking such fierce opposition.

Guests

Jim Avery, SDGE Senior Vice President
Bill Powers, San Diego engineer and activist, chairman of the Border Power Plant Working Group