Stop Golden Pacific Power Link Project
SDG&E wants to put power lines through Anza Borrego and potentially devlop on protected land. If this matters to you please send the below email to GoldenPacific@sdge.com. This is a copy/paste email from the Anza borrego parks people. The more that are sent the better.
Subject: Opposition to the Golden Pacific Powerlink Route Through Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
To the Golden Pacific Powerlink Project Team,
I am writing to express my strong opposition to any proposed route for the Golden Pacific Powerlink that would pass through Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is California’s largest state park and one of the most important remaining desert landscapes in the state. It protects wilderness, wildlife habitat, cultural resources, scenic views, dark skies, and a visitor experience that benefits local communities and future generations.
A 500 kV transmission line through the Park would bring permanent industrial infrastructure into a landscape specifically valued for its natural character. Towers, widened utility corridors, construction disturbance, access roads, and long-term visual impacts would fundamentally change the Park and alter it forever.
I urge San Diego Gas & Electric to remove any route through Anza-Borrego Desert State Park from consideration and pursue alternatives that avoid this protected public land.
I also request full transparency regarding:
• Why routes through the Park are being considered
• What alternatives have been evaluated
• Expected impacts to wildlife, wilderness, cultural resources, recreation, and tourism
• How this project aligns with California’s conservation goals
• Whether there are binding commitments regarding clean energy use of this line
Protected landscapes like Anza-Borrego Desert State Park should not bear the burden of industrial-scale infrastructure when less harmful alternatives exist.
Please protect this extraordinary place and ensure it is not permanently damaged by this proposal.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[City, State]