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Tucson Electric Power Company Sahuarita-Nogales Transmission
Line  A DOE Presidential Permit is required before anyone can
construct, connect, operate, and maintain an electric
transmission line across the U.S. border. On August 17, 2000,
TEP applied to DOE/FE for a Presidential Permit to construct a
double-circuit 345,000 volt (345-kV) electric transmission line
to transmit 500 MW of electricity. The transmission line would
begin south of Tucson, Arizona, in the vicinity of Sahuarita,
cross the U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales, Arizona, and continue
into Mexico. TEP anticipates using 400 MW of capability for
transport of energy between the United States and Mexico. The
proposed transmission line would also provide a redundant path
for the energy that is currently transmitted over an existing
115-kV transmission line from Tucson to Nogales. The local
Nogales utility, Citizens Communications, has committed to the
purchase of 100 MW of transmission ca