CPS Energy is planning to build a new power line in the Westover Hills area in northwest Bexar County. It will run from CPS Energy’s existing VLSI Substation near Wiseman Boulevard to CPS Energy’s new Westover Hills Substation, planned for a location northwest of Impala Summit. Due to growing demands for electricity in this area, the new line is needed by April 2009 to maintain electrical reliability.

The 138,000-volt power line will deliver large amounts of electricity to Westover Hills. This type of high-capacity power line is called a “transmission line.” Taller than the distribution lines (often referred to as telephone poles) that one might see along city streets, this transmission line will extend about two miles and stand in an easement about 100 feet wide.