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Residents, council hear early presentation on proposed 345 kV Encore transmission line; concerns about routing and community engagement
Summary
City staff and Encore outlined an early-stage plan for a 345 kilovolt transmission line; residents urged the city to keep routes out of neighborhoods and demanded better community collaboration as Encore studies alternatives and prepares a potential 2027 ERCOT/PUC filing.
City staff and an Encore representative briefed the Taylor City Council on a preliminary proposal for a 345 kilovolt transmission line and preliminary route study, and residents used the citizens’ comment period to press council and the utility for stronger community input and route avoidance of neighborhoods and downtown.
The presentation described the proposed project beginning at the Muscovy Switch and running through Boss Lake and Walleye switches near the old Alcoa plant. Staff said the project is at an information‑gathering stage; Encore and the city are compiling survey and permitting information, and Encore anticipates a possible ERCOT filing in 2027. "This is a 345 kilovolt transmission…
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