As a growing demand for power collides with environmental preservation objectives, a dispute over plans to upgrade current Portland General Electric transmission lines in Forest Park portends the likely future in Portland and the surrounding area.
PGE’s plan to remove over 370 trees on around 5 acres is opposed by a number of conservation organizations, who point to the park’s ecological harm and the unclear benefits for residential electricity consumers.
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