The federal government announced a commitment to fund a 214-mile electrical transmission line connecting Utah and Nevada and opening up new opportunities for clean power across the West.
This story is part of The Salt Lake Tribune’s ongoing commitment to identify solutions to Utah’s biggest challenges through the work of the Innovation Lab.connecting Utah and Nevada that can flow both ways, meaning it can bring power to Utah and deliver Utah power elsewhere as needed.will run between the Robinson Summit substation north of Ely, Nev., and the Clover substation near Mona.
She said the line will allow more Nevada and California solar power to come to Utah when it is cheap while also allowing more Utah power from a variety of sources to flow out of state when needed. And it will bring more Wyoming wind power to other western states.The project was one of three major transmission projects announced by DOE on Monday. The others were a line connecting Arizona and New Mexico and another connecting New Hampshire and Vermont. The three projects represent a $1.
“Our current transmission system is badly in need of updating, and investments such as these not only increase the reliability of our electricity system, but also unlock affordable, pollution-free energy sources such as wind, solar, and geothermal,” said Sarah Wright, CEO of Utah Clean Energy, a nonprofit working on energy solutions in the state.
Transmission lines can take over 10 years just to complete the permitting and approval process, but Cross-Tie is already a “mature” project that has passed many administrative hurdles, Robinson said. The project is expected to be operational in 2027 or 2028.
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