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Wells Field Office: SWIP North transmission will put most mileage in Elko County; LS Power is proponent
Summary
Assistant field manager Brady Owens said the SWIP North transmission project, proposed by LS Power, would place the most route mileage in Elko County, and that the office is completing cultural-resource surveys and Section 106 consultations with tribes and the Nevada State Historic Preservation Office.
Brady Owens told commissioners the SWIP North project is a long transmission line aimed at improving grid redundancy and reducing transmission costs by moving power south through the region; he said Elko County stands to see the most mileage of the route. Owens identified LS Power as the project proponent and said proponents must submit an amended construction operations and maintenance plan before the office can clear remaining items.
Owens said the office is finishing cultural resource surveys and consulting with tribes and the Nevada State Historic Preservation Office under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act; he added the project’s timeline depends on those cultural-resource obligations and on what the proponent submits for construction and operations.
