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Rocky Mountain Power team says transmission route adjusted to skirt Genola; permits underway
Summary
Power Engineers, contracted by Rocky Mountain Power, told Genola council the Spanish Fork Commercial 345 kV line was routed to the very northern edge of town and over West Mountain after BLM review; pre-construction is targeted for 2026 with in-service in 2028, subject to federal and county permitting.
A Power Engineers representative told Genola council the proposed Spanish Fork Commercial 345 kV transmission line will clip the town’s northwestern corner but no longer pass through downtown Genola.
Rita Ruderman, with Power Engineers (working for Rocky Mountain Power), said the route was adjusted following feedback from landowners and discussions with the Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation. "The route was adjusted from where it was originally proposed where it went sort of through the town of Genoa to over the top of West Mountain," Ruderman said, adding that the team filed permit applications with Utah County and intends to file with the town within months.
Ruderman said the project team hopes to begin pre-construction activities in 2026 and to have the line in service in 2028, though permitting and federal agency timing — and a recent federal government shutdown — have slowed parts of the schedule. Councilmembers thanked the team for outreach and asked whether further route changes were anticipated; Power Engineers said the route in the county and federal applications reflects the proposed alignment and that adjustments would need to be re-filed with permitting agencies.
Council invited the team to return with permit materials and to answer specific resident questions when the town packet for a permit application is submitted.
