'Renewables' a magic word to sell public on Powerlink

The San Diego Union-Tribune article by Dean Calbreath: "Two weeks before Christmas 2004, a handpicked group of 12 movers and shakers met at Lou & Mickey's Seafood and Steak Restaurant in the Gaslamp Quarter to talk about San Diego Gas & Electric's plans to build a new power line. For several hours, the group – which included two San Diego City Council members – talked about how the public would react to the power line, as well as discussing the “political cover” that elected officials would need to support it. In the end, the group decided the best argument SDG&E could make was to emphasize that the project would bring renewable energy to San Diego County as well as making the system more reliable..."