Farmers oppose Duke Energy transmission route in Henderson County
In Henderson County farmers push back on a proposed 40 mile Duke Energy transmission line from Upstate South Carolina to Asheville. They warn towers could cross orchards and farmland lowering property values and threatening farming livelihoods while groups like AgHC seek guidance from Farm Bureau and NC Farm Bureau officials.
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Henderson County
Duke Energy
Jerred Nix
Bearwallow Mountain
Upstate
South Carolina
Asheville
Duke
Mark Williams
Agriculture Henderson County
Aghc
N.C
Farm Bureau
Craig DeBrew
Board confronts intense opposition to 40 mile Duke line
Henderson County commissioners voiced frustration over limited power to influence Duke Energy’s proposed 40 mile transmission line from Campobello South Carolina to the Duke Energy plant. Ten speakers and about 20 additional opponents gathered as the project valued at 320 million dollars drew strong public pushback citing property value and tourism impacts.
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Duke Energy
Henderson County
Grady Hawkins
Campobello
S.C
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