The proposed SunZia Southwest transmission project would run from central New Mexico to south-central Arizona. The project should not be built through Arizona’s sensitive San Pedro Valley or the Aravaipa Canyon area.
Land conservation efforts in the Northern Forest are threatened by the proposed Northern Pass Transmission Line project, which would bring Canadian hydropower into New England.
The proposed TransWest Express transmission project would cross parts of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Nevada. It would connect the largest wind energy project ever proposed in Wyoming to the Las Vegas area.
The proposed Gateway West Transmission project would cross parts of Wyoming and Idaho, and would likely carry both fossil-fuel-based and renewable energy.
Read comments from The Wilderness Society and Western Resource Advocates on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Cost Allocation and Transmission Planning (Docket No. RM10-23-000) by clicking the link below.
These scoping comments were submitted to BLM on June 30, 2011, addressing the proposed Gateway South Transmission Project which would traverse Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.
The Department of Energy’s flawed implementation of regional designations known as National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors resulted in a court decision on behalf of 10 states and 15 environmental and conservation groups.
Recognizing the importance, urgency and opportunity of developing alternatives to fossil fuel, The Wilderness Society and 7 conservation groups have signed onto a vision for the responsible development and transmission of renewable energy in Oregon.
