TVA Asks for Comments on Proposed Transmission Project

October 5, 2007

GLASGOW, Ky. – To maintain reliable electric service and meet growing power demand, TVA plans to upgrade its transmission system in the Glasgow area and is seeking public input on planned improvements, beginning with an open house on Thursday, Oct. 11.

Improvements include construction of a new 161-kilovolt transmission line, which is about six miles long. TVA will use existing right-of-way on four miles of the new line, which will replace an existing 69-kilovolt line. TVA will need to acquire two miles of new right-of-way for the line.

The new line is needed to power Glasgow Electric Plant Board’s new East Glasgow Substation, located northwest of the intersection of Highway 63 and Louie B. Nunn Parkway. It will originate at TVA’s Summer Shade-East Bowling Green transmission line, about six miles south of the substation site.

TVA staff will discuss alternative routes at the open house from 3 -7 p.m. CDT at Western Kentucky University, Glasgow Regional Center, Room 131, 500 Hilltopper Way. in Glasgow.

Detailed maps will be available showing the network of alternative routes for the two-mile section of new right-of-way. Maps of the four miles of existing right-of-way also will be available.

TVA staff will be on hand to answer questions, discuss potential concerns and receive comments on the proposals for both the new and existing sections of the line. A map is available at www.tva.gov/power/projects.

For additional information or to submit comments, contact Missy Davis, TVA, 1101 Market St. (MR 4G), Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801, call toll-free 800-362-4355, e-mail newtransline@tva.com or visit TVA’s website. The deadline for comments is Nov. 13.

TVA is the nation’s largest public power provider and is completely self-financing. TVA provides power to large industries and 158 power distributors that serve approximately 8.7 million consumers in seven southeastern states. TVA also manages the Tennessee River and its tributaries to provide multiple benefits, including flood damage reduction, navigation, water quality and recreation.

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