Greenlink West power line project runs into an ice-age roadblock.
A proposal to build a nearly 500-mile-long stretch of a transmission line to connect solar projects in Nevada to millions of households has been delayed by months due to the potential discovery of thousands of ice-age fossils in its path., a plan for the Greenlink West power line, as proposed by NV Energy, was scheduled for release in January. It would carry as much as 4000 megawatts of primarily renewable energy from Las Vegas north to Reno to often remote areas, expanding the power grid.
Another scan revealed many small bone fragments eroding out of the surface. Several anomalies were also detected, "some of which resemble vertebrate fossils." A third scan revealed two proboscidean tusks poking out of an escarpment.The deepest scan revealed potential fossils at over 33 feet . Still, ground-truth observations may be required to prove precisely what the power line could disturb should plans for the line go ahead.
Previously, paleontologists found a solution along the route for the Harry Allen to El Dorado 500-kilovolt transmission line, which was also once roadblocked by fossils. At the time, scientists unearthed thousands of fossils which were then removed and carefully cataloged. In this way, the correctand depth were recorded for each one, preserving history and enabling the project's progress.
Could a plan of a similar fate be worked out for the ice-age fossils and the Greenlink West line in Nevada? This remains to be seen.
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