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By Nicole Garcia | FOX 10 News
Salt River Project is moving forward with a plan to put in some overhead, high-voltage power lines near their neighborhood.
But residents are encouraging the utility to bury them underground.
SRP wants to put out more energy in the area, but the plans have the neighbors near Ocotillo and Arizona Avenue energized and upset.
The utility wants to add several tall, high-powered above-ground transmission lines along the entire stretch going from a substation on Arizona Avenue, along the Gila River Indian Community, over to the Price Road Corridor. The corridor is home to many high-tech companies like Intel and Orbital Sciences that need the additional power.