By TERRY GOLDMAN
Los Alamos

John Buchser inadvertently makes a strong argument FOR “the proposed new power line connecting to the Norton substation just west of Santa Fe” (link).

If the new line uses the new design conductors, the electrical delivery capacity to LANL (and Los Alamos) will not only be more than doubled, at comparable or modestly higher cost to the reconductoring that he proposes, it will also provide much needed redundancy to our power supply.

While I am sympathetic to the desire to preserve pristine landscapes, this seems like an opportunity for the County that should not be passed up in view of the continually growing need for greater electricity supply.