Community Alliance for the Sunrise Powerlink

SignOnSanDiego.com:
More S. Bay plant pollution predicted, July 17, 2008
Flanked by Sunrise Powerlink supporters, Chula Vista Mayor Cheryl Cox yesterday denounced the most recent delay of the 150-mile power line as a move that would further pollute the air and cost the public more money.

The Desert Sun:
Sunrise solar power line deserves careful consideration, July 13, 2008
The decisions made today will set the course for the type of energy we use in the future. Energy projects have far-reaching impacts, so we must be careful what is built and why, and how it will affect the end use.

SignOnSanDiego.com:
Small solar projects planned by SDG&E, July 12,, 2008
San Diego Gas & Electric, which has been assailed by critics for its proposed Sunrise Powerlink and industrial-size renewable energy plants, may finally be seeing the light.

ImperialValleyPressOnline (registration required):
Do not delay Powerlink, July 30, 2008
The recent decision by the California Public Utilities Commission to again delay a decision on the Sunrise Powerlink should not come as welcome news to the Imperial Valley.

CNN.com:
U.S. utility faces opposition on renewable energy line plan, June 16,, 2008
It seems like an idea any environmentalist would embrace: Build one of the world's largest solar power operations in the Southern California desert and surround it with plants that run on wind and underground heat.

San Diego Union Tribune:
Green Line: California Transmission Battle Divides Environmentalists , April 28, 2008
Renewable energy is nice in theory. But what about in practice?

The Washington Post:
Changing the Current, April 22, 2008
State Environmental Laws Drive Power Producers to Renewable Resources

The Sacramento Bee:
Dan Walters: Greens like idea of renewable energy, balk at the reality, April 23, 2008
An environmental coalition called Californians for Solar and Clean Energy has submitted more than 700,000 signatures for an initiative measure that would compel the state's utilities to use renewable sources for 40 percent of their electric power supplies by 2020 and 50 percent by 2025, a sharp increase in what the state's current policy requires.

Union Tribune:
$100 million investment to help solar energy plan , April 18, 2008
Stirling Energy Systems announces crucial financial backing for proposed Imperial Valley solar energy project.

Union Tribune:
$100 million investment to help solar energy plan , April 18, 2008
A startup solar energy company with ambitious plans to generate electricity for San Diego said it has gained crucial financial backing for the project it has proposed in the Imperial Valley.

San Diego Business Journal:
Solar Projects Hinge on Proposed Powerlink, April 17, 2008
NTR, an Ireland-based company that specializes in renewable energy and waste management, plans to invest $100 million in Phoenix-based Stirling Energy Systems Inc.

Union Tribune:
SANDAG seems to get behind Powerlink, April 12, 2008
The board members of the county's long-range planning group overwhelmingly endorsed the Sunrise Powerlink yesterday – sort of.

KGTV 10news.com:
South Bay Mayors Pledge Sunrise Powerlink Support, April 8, 2008
Many South Bay residents say they are tired of the old, ugly and useless South Bay Power Plant.

San Diego Union Tribune:
Yes to the Powerlink, February 27, 2008
As the California Public Utilities Commission holds hearings here this week on San Diego Gas & Electric's proposal to tap renewable energy sources in Imperial County, the panel should keep a sharp eye focused on the future.

Voice of San Diego:
The False Choice of Sunrise v. Chula Vista, February 25, 2008
There is no more vehement opponent to the South Bay Power Plant than the Environmental Health Coalition. For years, we have fought hard for removal of the plant and elimination of the environmental and health risks it poses. However, we differ with Ms. Lisa Cohen of the Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce

North County Times:
Support Common Sense ---- and the Sunrise Powerlink, February 23, 2008
Oftentimes in the civic arena, a vocal minority can drown out the silent majority. Common sense becomes the first casualty. Take the Sunrise Powerlink, San Diego Gas & Electric Co.'s proposed transmission line that would bring reliable and renewable energy from the Imperial Valley to San Diego County. Common sense tells us this project is needed.

San Diego Union Tribune:
New power supplies key to plant's demise, February 5, 2008
Chula Vista wants the South Bay Power Plant shut down so the land can be used to redevelop the bayfront, but state utility regulators have told the city that can't happen until more power supplies come on line.

San Diego Union Tribune:
Respect bayfront plans, state told, January 25, 2008
Chula Vista Mayor Cheryl Cox is asking state energy regulators to respect the city's plan for redeveloping its bayfront, which includes demolishing the South Bay Power Plant and replacing it somewhere inland.

USA Today:
Stirling Energy takes on the solar power challenge, January 2008
When the sun breaks through the clouds here, solar dish No. 0 springs to action. Like a giant sunflower, the mirrored face of the 40-foot dish will follow the sun continuously from east to west throughout the day, generating electricity for 10 to 15 homes.

The dish is a prototype for 70,000 that a small Phoenix company hopes to plant on two 7,000-acre solar farms in the California desert over the next seven years.

The Wall Street Journal:
Green Projects Generate Splits in Activist Groups, December 13, 2007
On Capitol Hill, the Audubon Society is leading the fight to increase production of climate-friendly power. So why are Audubon enthusiasts battling a wind farm that could help meet that goal?

San Diego Union Tribune:
Build the power link, November 18, 2007
But the disastrous fires that hit the county in October dramatically underscore the urgent need for the Sunrise Powerlink. The project merits approval by the California Public Utilities Commission.

San Diego Union Tribune:
Sunrise plans get timely Energy boost, October 3, 2007
The U.S. Department of Energy yesterday named San Diego County as part of a “national interest electric transmission corridor,” a designation that could help San Diego Gas & Electric Co. win approval for its controversial Sunrise Powerlink power-line project.

North County Times:
Southern California designated national electric corridor, October 3, 2007
The odds increased Tuesday that San Diego Gas & Electric Co.'s proposed $1.3 billion power line will be built after a wide swath of Southern California was designated a national electric corridor.

News Release:
Federal Report Confirms San Diego Needs More Transmission Lines, October 2, 2007
The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) today released the final results of a three-year study and public input process analyzing the transmission grid in the United States. The DOE has officially designated two areas in the nation as “National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors” because they have a critical need for new power lines to meet the growing demand for reliable and affordable power in the country.

News Release:
DOE Designates Southwest Area and Mid-Atlantic Area National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors, October 2, 2007
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Kevin M. Kolevar today announced the Department’s designation of two National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (National Corridors) -- the Mid-Atlantic Area National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor, and the Southwest Area National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor.

San Diego Union Tribune Editorial:
Transmission line merits PUC approval, June 24, 2007
San Diego County's demand for electricity is surging at about double the rate of population growth. Two primary reasons for this are the proliferation of energy-consuming appliances, from wide-screen TVs to laptop computer chargers, and robust housing development in inland areas where air conditioning prompts a spike in summertime electricity use.

North County Times:
Desert powerline good for coast, June 30, 2007
Sunrise Powerlink could bring big environmental, and some economic, benefits to North County.

Sacramento Bee Editorial:
A Fragile Grid, July 10, 2007
California's electricity challenges are far from over. As temperatures rise and reservoir levels decline this summer, a shortage of hydroelectricity and increased demand could spell trouble.

North County Times:
SDG&E: Consumer group plan 'crumbles under microscope', June 15, 2007
San Diego County's demand for electricity is surging at about double the rate of population growth.

Press-Enterprise Editorial:
Power Congestion, August 16, 2006
Southern California cannot build power plants fast enough to meet the local demand for energy. The region's need to import power makes new transmission lines a critical priority for regulators and the public.