{"id":339430,"date":"2026-05-30T20:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T20:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/339430\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T20:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T20:14:08","slug":"proposed-power-line-project-would-stretch-across-much-of-temecula-nbc-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/339430\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed power line project would stretch across much of Temecula \u2013 NBC Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Temecula residents have expressed concerns about a proposed power line project that would stretch across much of the city.<\/p>\n<p>San Diego Gas &amp; Electric (SDG&amp;E) introduced a proposal for the <a href=\"https:\/\/goldenpacificpowerlink.com\/#lg=1&amp;slide=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Golden Pacific Powerlink<\/a>, which would stretch 144 miles of extra high voltage transmission lines through the city and several counties. The utility company said the project\u2019s purpose is to strengthen California\u2019s growing demand for a better regional power network.<\/p>\n<p>Although the project is currently a proposal and not definite, some residents say it would be an eyesore for the valley.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/golden-pacific-powerline-sdge.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\"The proposed Golden Pacific Powerlink project.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tSan Diego Gas &amp; Electric (SDG&amp;E)San Diego Gas &amp; Electric (SDG&amp;E)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be a significant distraction, to say the least,\u201d Temecula resident David Marlowe said. \u201cI can easily envision 200 towers out here with the wires strung from tower to tower.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, hundreds of families packed Temecula City Hall as SDG&amp;E continued to advocate for the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis project came out of the state of California\u2019s transmission planning process,\u201d said Erica Martin, the Director of Project Development. \u201cThe need has been through lots of development from state agencies. Ultimately, it\u2019s the California Independent System Operator who identified the need for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to SDG&amp;E, the Golden Pacific Powerlink project would run from Temecula through the Anza Borrego State Park and through Riverside and San Diego Counties. It\u2019s intended to help maintain reliable electric service during high-demand periods or emergencies, such as heat waves or wildfires and create jobs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are looking towards the future, and we know places like Riverside County, we know residential and industrial demand for electricity is going to continue to grow and as a state, we must figure out how we can bring more electricity to the system,\u201d Martin said.<\/p>\n<p>The concerns for many are that the 200-foot towers would run across much of the wine country that depends heavily on tourism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are built off the natural feel of the rolling hills and vineyards coming down,\u201d said Raymond Murgo, the Director of Hospitality for Falkner Winery. \u201cPutting something like a 100-foot tower to block that view or diminish that integrity wouldn\u2019t be something people want to come see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If approved, SDG&amp;E is projecting a 2032 completion for the project. Right now, it\u2019s seeking community input.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear how much the Golden Pacific Powerlink project would cost.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the project, <a href=\"https:\/\/goldenpacificpowerlink.com\/#lg=1&amp;slide=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Temecula residents have expressed concerns about a proposed power line project that would stretch across much of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":339431,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[48,52,51,47,50,49,17727],"class_list":["post-339430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-temecula"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/339431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}