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Battle Over SWEPCO Transmission Project Elicits UA Survey

A University of Arkansas research team surveyed hundreds of Northwest Arkansas political and business leaders on state energy policy issues. The study stems from a surge of interest in the local electrical grid over the past year, due to controversy over a proposed 60-mile long interstate power transmission line that would cut a wide swath through north Benton and Carroll Counties.

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.