Oregon allowing a 500-kilowatt transmission line to Idaho is a big oversight. Someday Oregon will need that power for itself, probably for a commercial enterprise, or for a growing population. Idaho, on the other hand, is tapping so it can grow in the future. Now they are asking for a half mile width addition amendment to their right of way (278 miles).

I think Oregon should just reverse the permit and think of its own growth and needs ahead of Idaho. A lot of property owners lost a lot of land and were pretty helpless battling against the two states. Now they are going to lose even more. Idaho Power is hopeful this request goes under the radar.

The state of Oregon already declared that hydroelectricity is non-renewable energy. So why is the state giving away so much power it cannot replace? Idaho is getting cheap power while we in Oregon will have to pay more for alternative sources. Another failure of bureaucrats to protect and provide for the people they work for.

Randy Holman

Pendleton