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SFPUC backs Transbay Cable with amendments after hours of public comment and debate
Summary
After an extended presentation, heavy public comment and commissioner debate, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on June 7 approved a policy resolution on the Transbay Cable project with amendments adding community mitigation language, outreach requirements and a footnote clarifying CAISO technical conclusions.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on June 7 approved a resolution outlining the commission’s conclusions and recommendations about the Transbay Cable transmission project, adding amendments to require community outreach, allow use of settlement funds for community mitigation, and to note California Independent System Operator (CAISO) findings as CAISO opinions rather than SFPUC endorsements.
SFPUC staff member Barbara Hale described the Transbay Cable project as a 400-megawatt, 57-mile direct-current transmission line with converter stations at both ends and estimated the project cost at about $450 million. Hale said the cost would be allocated among California ISO…
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