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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC_Public_Comment_02_180319.pdfjiiDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment(CED)-PlanningDivisionlos5SouthGradyWayRenton,WA98057SentMessagesWONNEANDGARYPPN(pipnseann.com}Date:March11,20182:22PMIa:jdngtentonwa.gavccinfcensearg:WONNEAND(ypp:IN(pip);,m)Sj)ectCommentsonPSE’sEnergepWearewritingtostatethatwedefinitelyopposePSE’sEnergizeEastsideproject.WeasktheCityofRentontoNOTapprovethisprojectforthefollowingreasons.1.Thereareanumberofalternativesolutionstotransformtheelectricutilityindustrythroughtheuseofnewtechnologies;thereforethepercapitademandisdeclining—notgrowing.Let’spursuecreativealternativesforobtainingandmaintainingenergy.2.“EnergizeEastsideProjectwillnotmeasurablyimprovereliabilityontheEastsideandmayinfactsignificantlyincreaseotherrisks.Itisahazardtoinstallnew230kvtransmissionlines(fourtimesthepowertransmittedincurrent115kVlines)alongwithhugenewsteeltowers,rightinthesameright-of-wayandjustslightlyabovetheagingOlympicPipelineCompany’spetroleumpipelinesthattransportmillionsofgallonsofjetfuelunderhighpressuredaily.”3.Itisunfairforlocalusers/taxpayerstopayhigherelectricitycosttobuildnewtransmissionlinessothatPSE,anAustralian-ownedcompany,canprofitbyprovidinglowcostelectricitytoCanada.Inconclusion,weurgethelocalcitygovernmentstoputthelocalU.S.residentsandtheStateofWashingtonfirstbykeepinginmindhealthandsafetyfactors,affordability,characterofneighborhoods,protectionoftheenvironment,andnoappreciableadvantagetoWashingtonstateresidents.Wereachouttosay,let’sdotherightthingfortodayaswellasfortomorrow.Sincerely,3/LYvonnePipkin/1Vb0MARj92o1120N.38thSt.CrO‘ENrojRenton,WA98056•VLON