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Oncor proposes large transmission line project impacting local region
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (Oncor) is proposing to construct a new 765 kilovolt (kV) transmission line from Oncor’s proposed Dinosaur Switch, near Glen Rose to to Oncor’s existing Longshore Switch near Forsan in Howard County. The line is expected to be 235-270 miles depending on which route is used.
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Joslin voices opposition to Oncor transmission line
GLEN ROSE — Somervell County Precinct 3 Commissioner Chip Joslin has formally expressed his opposition to the proposed Oncor Dinosaur Transmission Line Project, warning that it could cause permanent harm to the county’s landscape, property values and tourism.
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (Oncor) is proposing to construct a new 765 kilovolt (kV) transmission line from Oncor’s proposed Dinosaur Switch, located approximately 3 miles north of the City of Glen Rose in Somervell County, to Oncor’s existing Longshore Switch located approximately 4.5 miles west of the City of Forsan in Howard County, Texas (Project).
About Oncor's Dinosaur-Longshore Line
The Dinosaur-Longshore line is a high-capacity transmission line that Oncor intends to build as part of the PUCT Permian Basin Reliability Plan. One of the options Oncor has mapped out would create a 200-foot, clear-cut passage near Glen Rose and along two sides of Dinosaur Valley State Park.
