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Committee advances bill to allow transmission in highway rights of way; utilities warn of unintended routing and cost consequences
Summary
House Bill 1292 would create a formal process for transmission developers to request placement of high‑voltage lines in state highway rights of way and prioritize existing corridors. Proponents said co‑locating transmission with highways reduces environmental impacts and speeds build-out; utilities and Tri‑State warned the bill could create presc
Representative Basenacker opened the hearing on House Bill 1292 by laying out Colorado's near‑term need to expand transmission capacity and the bill's purpose: to direct the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Colorado Electric Transmission Authority (CETA) to create processes and a study that would help transmission developers consider state highway rights of way as one prioritized option when siting high‑voltage lines.
Proponents included environmental and conservation groups (Clean Air Task Force, Nature Conservancy, Conservation Colorado), Next Gen Highways and the Colorado Electric Transmission Authority. Supporters said placing new lines in…
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