In 2010, the release of the preliminary draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Mountain States Intertie (MSTI), gave rise to frustration from many of our constituents who were concerned about the impacts of this high voltage line. 

Maps of the proposed 420-mile route through 15 counties in Montana and Idaho showed the line potentially traversing through scenic rural landscapes, much of it privately owned, like the Madison and Jefferson valleys. The draft EIS also addressed a bewildering array of issues such as impacts on property values, tax revenues, wildlife, and agricultural operations, all packaged up in thousands of pages of text.  Read the MSTI article here.