Oncor transmission line project will affect property owners in four counties
Little Elm Journal|Penny Rathbun|June 18, 2010
Oncor Electric Company is going to build a transmission line to connect the Krum West Switching Station in Denton County to the Anna Switching Station in Collin County.
Oncor held an open house meeting in Celina on June 16 to disperse information on the project and get feedback from people who may be affected by the project.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has designated certain zones of the state for development of wind power, known as Competitive Renewable Energy Zones, CREZ. The PUCT has approved a plan for building transmission lines to deliver electricity produced by wind generating facilities in the CREZ to the electric market. Additional information at CREZ is available at www.oncor.com/transmissionprojects.
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... more [truncated due to possible copyright]Oncor Electric Company is going to build a transmission line to connect the Krum West Switching Station in Denton County to the Anna Switching Station in Collin County.
Oncor held an open house meeting in Celina on June 16 to disperse information on the project and get feedback from people who may be affected by the project.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has designated certain zones of the state for development of wind power, known as Competitive Renewable Energy Zones, CREZ. The PUCT has approved a plan for building transmission lines to deliver electricity produced by wind generating facilities in the CREZ to the electric market. Additional information at CREZ is available at www.oncor.com/transmissionprojects.
Oncor's proposed routes for the transmission line goes through Denton, Collin, Cooke and Grayson Counties. If the PUCT approves the project, the transmission line will be about 46 to 100 miles long, depending on the route chosen.
The project includes the construction of transmission towers every 1,000 to 1,200 feet or four or five towers per mile.
Property owners that could be affected by the transmission line project received letters from Oncor inviting them to a series of informational meetings.
The Cox family owns property in Celina that will likely be divided by both the Oncor project and an extension of the Dallas North Toll Road. The family lived in Celina for generations, but now lives in Dallas.
"If you have things running through your land you're not going to be able to sell it for what you want," Matt Matusek said. He is also a member of the Cox family.
Oncor is in the process of environmental studies to evaluate the alternative transmission line routes to determine the impact to the existing environment and land uses.
A few property owners at the Celina meeting on Wednesday actually wrote on the displayed aerial maps to indicate where buildings and houses were that were not shown on the map.
When the PUCT approves the transmission line project Oncor anticipates that construction would begin by the spring of 2013.
For information on the transmission line project and other Oncor projects visit www.oncor.com/transmissionprojects or call Travis Besier at 214-486-7343.