Are there other ways to avoid conflicts between existing land uses and new electric transmission lines?
A community may wish to identify some other linear feature than an existing transmission line as a future transmission corridor. For example, when new roads are built or existing roads widened, additional right-of-way might be purchased or reserved for possible future use for a new electric line. New developments usually include plans for water, sewer, and roads, but seldom for electric service. It might be a good idea for each new development to include a check-in with the local distribution utility so that if a new distribution substation is needed, land for the substation can be included in development plans.
