2018 IEEE PES T&D

Siting New Transmission in 2018 (Room 403)

New transmission lines are increasingly challenging to site and permit as intervening stakeholders raise new and old issues to effectively slow – and sometimes relocate, planned projects.  This panel will relate their recent EHV siting experiences through the wilderness  of New Hampshire (Northern Pass), Native American lands outside of Phoenix (SRP and the Gila Reservation), Missouri farmland with competing projects by incumbents vs developers (Ameren) and affluent suburban communities (Chino Hills 500kV underground at SCE).  Learn the latest tactics used by project opponents, lessons learned and some best practices for moving forward in a manner that satisfies most stakeholders.