Collection: Read more on Tucson Electric Power's proposed power line
Read the latest coverage of Tucson Electric Power's proposed power line plans.
Local residents can hear an update and comment on a high-voltage power line Tucson Electric Power proposes to build through much of central Tucson.
Tucson Electric files for state approval of controversial power-line planFor Star subscribers:Β Approval of a controversial power line that would cut through some of Tucson's historic neighborhoods could be months away.
Historic Tucson neighborhoods opposed to overhead lines and the city want the Kino-DeMoss Petrie line put underground, but TEP says it's too costly.Β
Residents of Sam Hughes, Jefferson Park, West University, Iron Horse and other neighborhoods listed as historic districts have opposed running the new transmission line, with 110-foot poles, through their neighborhoods.
Tucson residents will see new high-voltage power lines go up on the east side starting next year as Tucson Electric Power Co. builds a new transmission line to boost system reliability, especially for Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
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The Tucson City Council approved a new special exception process allowing utilities to avoid undergrounding transmission lines in certain conditions.Β
