Power poles going up

Portland Observer
Friday 29/6/2007 Page: 3

Pacific Hydro's transmission line from the second stage of its Portland Wind Energy Project at Cape Bridgewater is nearly 50 per cent complete. Powercor and Alinta have been busy in the past few weeks putting up the power poles along various road easements in the district. The powerlines, their configuration and their routes across private land and on road easements were subject to controversy last year when several residents objected to them and the Pacific Hydro consultation process.

The wind energy company plans to have 43 kilometres of 66kv powerlines once the wind farms at capes Bridgewater, Grant and Nelson are completed. Work on the farms at capes Grant and Nelson will start once Cape Bridgewater is operating. Energy from the wind farms will link into the grid near the Portland Aluminium switchyard.