SAN DIEGO -- Homeowners in Alpine are stating their case against San Diego Gas & Electric's controversial Sunrise Powerlink project.

SDG&E's goal is to deliver electricity to more than 600,000, with a 118-mile line running along Interstate 8 from Imperial County to San Diego County.

Alpine is one of seven communities that will be touched by the massive power project and residents will be able to have their say during a community council meeting on Monday evening.

SDG&E said construction on the project begins in Alpine this summer, but opponents said they have not given up the fight yet.

Tim Petersen moved to the top of Gaskill Peak for the peace and quiet. He and his wife raise horses in the area and have a small winery. However, they will soon be dealing with heavy duty power lines.

Petersen said, "They're gonna be 100 to 150 feet from our property. There is going to be a set of three of them coming through our place and right into Alpine."

Petersen and 120 of his neighbors in Carveacre Estates and Gaskill Peak are still fighting the project even though SDG&E said it is a done deal.

Resident Tara Jordan said "Issues with the fire department not coming into … I think 500 feet or 500 yards to fight a fire."

People living in the area said they worry about access. With just one dirt road in and out, a fire evacuation would be challenging. All of this for power some said is not needed.

Resident Sharmin Sell said, "Even the CPUC (California Public Utilities Commission) said it is unneeded. SDG&E actually got fined over $1 million for lying to the CPUC about the necessity of the project."

SDG&E said the project is needed to supply clean energy to hundreds of thousands of homes.

People living outside of town will have huge power lines to look at, but in Alpine -- along Alpine Boulevard -- there will be six miles of underground lines, and that may mean a heavy dose of road construction.

SDG&E said it wants to install the lines with as little disruption as possible.