Wind Power Line Wins Biden Backing as Permit Deadlines Set (1)

April 25, 2024, 9:01 AM UTCUpdated: April 25, 2024, 7:30 PM UTC

The Biden administration has selected an electric transmission line project to receive up to $331 million to bring wind energy from Idaho to Nevada, the latest move to back the connection of more renewable energy to the power grid.

The 285-mile Southwest Intertie Project-North, developed by LS Power, is designed to bring 2,000 megawatts of transmission capacity from Twin Falls, Idaho to Ely, Nevada. The project will also upgrade a key substation, which will unlock an additional 1,000 megawatts of capacity along a major transmission corridor across the West.

The project will increase grid ...

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