Energy Gateway South (GWS)

  • New 500kV transmission line from Wyoming to central Utah, then a new 500 kV line from central Utah through southwestern Utah into Nevada
  • Capacity: Up to 3,000MW
  • Length: Part of approximately 2,000 miles of new high voltage transmission lines PacifiCorp plans to build to address long-term native-load and third party needs in its six-state service territory (WY, UT, ID, OR, WA, CA)
  • Estimated in-service date: 2014-2017
  • Cost: Part of >$6.1 billion total Energy Gateway estimated project cost
  • Developers: PacifiCorp is leading the development
  • WECC Path Rating Process: Phase II
  • ROW & Permitting Status: Formal right-of-way application has been filed with the BLM in 2007; 3rd party contractor for NEPA compliance has been retained
  • Status:
    • Agency scoping in process (BLM meetings complete, USFS meetings are pending)
    • Feasibility studies have been completed
    • Stakeholder meetings have been held in Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, and Nevada
    • Project has been entered into the WECC, NTTG and SWAT regional planning groups
    • Study group meetings started May 2009
  • Business Model: Utility rate base model, end market(s): to address PacifiCorp’s native-load needs and third party transmission service requests
  • For more information, please call (801) 220-4221, or e-mail ConstructionProjects@pacificorp.com
  • Link: http://www.pacificorp.com/Article/Article79554.html