Several high-ranking Oklahoma officials express opposition to a proposed electric transmission corridor that would span the state.

 

State Attorney General Gentner Drummond and Oklahoma House-Speaker-Elect Kyle Hilbert have both expressed their opposition to a 645-mile-long, 18-mile-wide electric transmission corridor proposed by the U.S. Department of Energy that would cross Oklahoma from the panhandle through the Arkansas border.

 

Drummond said the project threatens to harm Oklahoma property owners and offers no benefit to a net energy-producing state like Oklahoma.

 

Yesterday, Hilbert filed House Concurrent Resolution 1001, which vows to take all legislative action available to prevent the establishment of the corridor. Speaker Hilbert said he is committed to fighting against this NIETC designation and appreciates the support of his House and Senate colleagues who have already signed on as co-authors of the measure.

 

The Delta-Plains National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor is one of several proposed corridors across the United States proposed to expand the nation’s power grid. It has not yet been finalized for development. A similar project has been proposed across northern Kansas.