Puget Sound Energy is holding a series of workshops to provide people an opportunity to learn more about its Energize Eastside project and provide feedback about potential route segments.

Energize Eastside is a project proposed by PSE to build new, higher capacity electric transmission lines on the Eastside to upgrade the existing transmission system and ensure more dependable, long-term power. The project includes 18 miles of new transmission lines between Renton, through Bellevue, to Redmond.

Neighborhood and community leaders serving on “sub-area” committees will gather information at workshops to share with the project’s Community Advisory Group, which will recommend a route to PSE later this year.

The workshops will be focused on specific geographic areas. Meetings in March and April are workshops; meetings in May are sub-area committee meetings. Upcoming meetings are from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the following locations:

Bellevue meetings (central sub-area, between SR 520 and Interstate 90): April 23 and May 14 at the Hilton Bellevue Hotel, 300 112th Ave. S.E. (Salon A);

Redmond meetings (north sub-area, north of SR 520): April 16 and May 7 at Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 N.E. 80th St.; and

Renton meetings (south sub-area, south of I-90): April 24 and May 15, Renton Technical College (Building 1, Robert C. Roberts Campus Center Cafeteria, 3000 N.E. Fourth St.