Welcome to the online home of public information and involvement for the Energía Sierra Juárez Transmission Line EIS
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) to evaluate potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed Energía Sierra Juárez transmission line between the U.S. and Mexico. The purpose of this website is to provide up-to-date EIS-related information to the public and other interested parties.
DOE has determined an EIS to be the proper NEPA compliance document. The EIS will only address potential impacts in the United States; NEPA does not require an analysis of environmental impacts that occur within Mexico. The EIS, however, will evaluate all relevant environmental impacts within the U.S. related to or caused by project-related activities in Mexico.
Latest News
The following news items are listed from most recent to oldest.
January 2010: We've been receiving supplemental correspondence from agencies and stakeholders, see the Document Library. We'll continue to post new correspondence as it arrives.
October 2009: We added a Tribal Consultation section, and posted a record of consultation efforts at the Document Library.
September 2009: The Scoping Report was finalized and released to the public. The report is available for download at the Document Library.
August 2009: Sempra submitted an addendum to the Presidential Permit Application to clarify several questions that have arisen as part of the ongoing DOE review of the project. The addendum can be downloaded from the Document Library.
May 2009: A compilation of Public Scoping Comments was posted in the Document Library.