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LS Power outlines SWIP North route, ownership and tax commitments for Robinson Substation expansion
Summary
LS Power project manager said the SWIP North line will run roughly parallel to Highway 93/318, occupy a 200-foot BLM right-of-way, use self-weathering tubular steel poles, and that Robinson Substation would be 75% LS Power and 25% NV Energy (NV Energy to operate); LS Power said the project will pay property taxes for 40 years.
Lane Singleton, project manager for LS Power, presented technical and ownership details about the SWIP North transmission line and the Robinson Summit Substation expansion. Singleton described routing roughly parallel to Highway 93 (also running with Highway 318 in parts), said the BLM-approved right-of-way would be 200 feet wide for exclusive use as described in the minutes, and noted the company plans to use self-weathering tubular steel poles designed to blend into the environment.
Singleton also outlined ownership and fiscal details: "Robinson Substation's ownership was 75% LS Power and 25% NV Energy with NV Energy being the operator of the substation," the minutes report. He said the project would pay property taxes for 40 years in addition to sales and use taxes, and that LS Power (through its Great Basin Transmission subsidiary) would own 100% of the line from Robinson Substation to Idaho. Committee members asked about route alternatives and protection for sage grouse habitat during permitting.
