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TransWest Transmission Project: Construction Nears in Millard County; Local Terminal Grading, Converter Station and Emergency‑services Coordination Under Way
Summary
TransWest told Millard County officials that grading and terminal‑pad work will start soon on a Utah converter station that will connect to a 730‑mile transmission project, and that local subcontractors and emergency‑services coordination are in place.
Representatives of TransWest provided the commission with a project update, saying construction in the region is advancing and site work in Millard County is expected to begin soon. TransWest said Barnard Wilson joint venture is the selected EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contractor and that the joint venture began construction activities in neighboring counties earlier in the month.
TransWest said local work in Millard County will include grading a roughly 70‑acre terminal pad for a converter station and connecting the project into the broader 730‑mile transmission line. Company representatives said the converter station will convert the line to alternating current for onward transmission to the Crystal station in Nevada. TransWest said it expects to hire local subcontractors and identified West Side Grading as a local subcontractor for terminal‑pad grading.
Speakers described planned coordination with county emergency services, law enforcement and EMS, including a forthcoming emergency‑services meeting to explain staging, access, contacts and hazmat planning. Company staff said environmental monitors, safety crews and project staff will be on site during initial grading work, and that they have engaged contractors with long histories in large transmission projects.
Commissioners asked about project capacity and possible generation resources tied to the line. TransWest and its contractors said the design capacity is roughly 3,500 megawatts and that the line is intended to carry Wyoming‑based wind resources tied into the Pacific interconnection, with tie‑ins at the Wyoming terminal and at the Utah terminal near Delta. Contractors said some of the line’s output is likely to be filled by planned Wyoming wind projects and that the line will also have tie‑ins to other generation sources where practical.
No formal action was required; the presentation was informational and company representatives promised to return with quarterly updates as required by the conditional‑use permit.
