The Calgary-based power company maintains that a transmission line is the cheapest option for replacing the aging generators that currently power the off-grid town of Jasper. So, to have these poles going in is really going to look pretty awful,” said Jill Seaton of the Jasper Environmental Association. “We’re going to end up with 483 power poles stretching 47 kilometres across the park. He added that options on renewables like wind and solar would mean more land disturbance in the park, while the power line plan reduces fossil fuel burning within Jasper. But even as Atco works to lessen the project’s impact, some still question whether a power line is the right solution.

Source: National Post November 05, 2017 15:00 UTC