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AEP Texas and Sharyland Utilities representatives plan to improve the transmission network in the San Benito region. Following Texas' winter storms in February 2021, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) determined the need for transmission improvements. The proposed line strengthens the electric system by providing a second source of power, decreasing the likelihood and duration of wide, community-sustained outages.

The project:

  • Provides an additional transmission line and substation, adding resiliency against severe weather events
  • Establishes a second power line to ensure customers continue to receive power if the other area transmission line experiences an extended outage

Project Updates

AEP Texas and Sharyland Utilities officials hosted public open houses in March and April 2022 at the San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum. Landowners were invited to view detailed maps and talk with project team members about the proposed study segments.

Company representatives filed a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) following a review of public input on route link development and additional route analysis on June 29, 2022.

The PUC approved the CCN in January 2023.

View PUC Docket No. 53727 here.

Timeline

Project Timeline

Structures

Structure

AEP Texas and Sharyland Utilities plan to use steel monopoles.

  • Typical Height: 155 feet*
  • Typical Distance Between Structures: 700 - 800 feet*
  • Typical Right-of-Way Width: 150 feet*

*Exact structure type, heights, right-of-way widths and spacing may vary based on location

Resources

Virtual Open House Project Fact Sheet Access Roads Field Activities

AEP Texas serves more than 900,000 electric consumers in the deregulated Texas marketplace.

www.AEPTexas.com

Sharyland Utilities is a Texas-based electric transmission utility that owns and operates transmission assets in the Lower Rio Grande Valley region of Texas.

www.Sharyland.com

Michael Harris

Project Outreach Specialist
918-231-8047
mhharris@aep.com

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