You are probably already well aware that transmission service providers (TSPs) have begun planning to build new transmission lines throughout Texas. The goal of this build out being to harness the wind energy potential in West Texas and move that power to urban areas like San Antonio, Austin and Dallas. The Public Utility Commission of Texas selected several companies in January of this year and designated each of them specific areas in which they will build lines.
What you may not know is what happens next. There are several steps that must take place before the lines will actually start being built. During these preliminary steps are when landowners have the opportunity to get their voices heard. Come and check out our event to find out directly from the source what the timeline for transmission line build out looks like currently and how you can get involved.
CPWEA's event:
A Symposium:
Preparing for Wind
will feature speakers from the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Sharyland Utilities and The Shaw Group. The event is free and open to the public. Sign-in starts at 6:30 tomorrow (June 25th) at the Floyd County Friends Unity Center on HWY 70 between Floydada and Lockney, Texas! To find out more check out our press release and spread the word.
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2 comments:
looks like Hockley, Lamb and Hale counties are just "plum outa luck" as far as windturbines are concerned?
Not necessarily, the build out of transmission in West Texas should benefit the entire area. Just because a transmission line doesn't run directly through a certain county doesn't mean that a developer (or even the utility) can't build a tie in line. Some developers have even built tie in lines that are up to 50 miles long. The CREZ plan is simply to add more capacity to the lines so that more energy generated from wind can be sent down toward the I35 corridor. It is our hope that this build out will benefit many more counties than just those which the lines pass through. The addition of transmission anywhere in our area is good news and it most definitely does not inhibit development anywhere.
Furthermore, there are always other opportunities that may arise. It isn't unheard of for developers or transmission companies to build private transmission lines. There is also potential with the Southwest Power Pool (SPP, the grid operator located in the panhandle of Texas and north. Where the lines currently scheduled to be built with the CREZ process will take the energy down into the rest of the state, if SPP expands their transmission system energy could be taken into the Eastern Interconnection. While not as far along in the process as ERCOT (the Electric Reliability Council of Texas)is with their CREZ plan, SPP has developed a transmission expansion plan which may include a line that connects to the Tuco substation just north of Abernathy.
I hope that I was able to answer your question; if not please don't hesitate to contact me.
-Kelly Ayers, Executive Assistant
Caprock Plains Wind Energy Association
806-983-2793
kelly.j.ayers@gmail.com
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