CPUC Issues Final EIR for Key East Bay Transmission Upgrade

With Aspen’s assistance, the California Public Utilities Commission published the Final EIR for the Moraga–Oakland X 115 kV Rebuild Project last month. Proposed by Pacific Gas and Electric Company, the project would upgrade approximately five miles of transmission lines between the Moraga and Oakland X substations, converting four existing overhead lines into hybrid overhead/underground lines serving Orinda, Oakland, Piedmont, and surrounding areas. The Final EIR includes a robust alternatives analysis and addresses key community concerns such as wildfire risk, evacuation access, landslides, and underground options in the Oakland Hills.

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