PATH 15 COMMISSIONED BY THE GOVERNOR VS

PATH 15 IS CALIFORNIA?S NEWEST POWER TRANSMISSION LINE. THE 84-MILE LONG LINE WAS BUILT THROUGH A PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER COMMISSIONED THE PATH 15 LINE AT A SPECIAL CEREMONY WEDNESDAY, WHERE HE SAID THE COST OF PATH 15 CAME IN ABOUT 50 MILLION DOLLARS BELOW BUDGET. ON TOP OF THAT (HE SAID) THE NEW LINE WILL SAVE CALIFORNIA 100 TO 300 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. IT ALSO GIVES THE STATE THE ABILITY TO TAP INTO RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES LIKE SOLAR AND WIND POWER, AS WELL AS HELP ELIMINATE BLACKOUTS IN THE FUTURE.