(02-20) 10:47 PST El Centro, Calif. (AP) —

The Imperial Irrigation District approved a $74 million transmission line to link renewable energy generators in the Salton Sea area to larger power grids.

The line is part of the district’s four-phase power transmission expansion plan slated to be completed by 2011. The first phase will cover the first eight miles of line.

District officials said the transmission line will generate $1.6 million in revenue a year. At full development the line could generate $14 million in revenues.

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Information from: Imperial Valley Press, «www.ivpressonline.com»

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