Landowners denied more time in 765-kV transmission line hearing

  • Oncor Electric Delivery Co. and the Lower Colorado River Authority’s Transmission Service Corp. plan an expansion project that would create extra-high-voltage transmission lines larger than these shown here. The 765-kV lines are part of a Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan designed to bring power from Central Texas and East Texas to the energy-rich Permian Basin. Courtesy photo | Metro creative graphics
    Oncor Electric Delivery Co. and the Lower Colorado River Authority’s Transmission Service Corp. plan an expansion project that would create extra-high-voltage transmission lines larger than these shown here. The 765-kV lines are part of a Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan designed to bring power from Central Texas and East Texas to the energy-rich Permian Basin. Courtesy photo | Metro creative graphics

    A panel of administrative law judges has denied a motion filed by area landowners seeking more time in the Public Utility Commission of Texas decision-making process for a proposed high-voltage transmission line sought by Oncor Electric Delivery Co. and the Lower Colorado River Authority’s Transmission Service Corp.

    A group of more than 175 landowners had filed a motion May 26 requesting that PUC D…