Transmission line should be stopped now

By Jeff Landers Mendota

Created: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 1:15 a.m. CDT

Rock Island Clean Line is a private company that intends to build a high-voltage transmission line through Iowa and Illinois. It’s likely you’ve noticed “Block RICL” signs along roadways. Its opposition has become a heated topic among agriculturalists, landowners, legal professionals, and concerned citizens.

More people are fighting RICL’s request to become a public utility in Illinois. Under current state law, a company can apply to become a public utility to operate within our state lines.

RICL plans to sell very little of this energy to Illinois customers. The minimal power sold to Illinois customers will be at projected rate 50 percent higher than existing wholesale prices.

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