One Nevada (ON Line) is a , 500-
kilovolt
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, 600-megawatt
power line
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that runs from
Southern to
Northern Nevada.
NV Energy
NV Energy is a public utility which generates, transmits and distributes electric service in northern and southern Nevada, including the Las Vegas Valley, and provides natural gas service in the Reno – Sparks metropolitan area of northern Neva ...
owns 25% of the transmission line and operates and offers the line's capacity under the terms of NV Energy's Open Access Transmission Tariff. Great Basin Transmission South (a subsidiary of
LS Power LS Power is an American independent power company that owns, operates, and develops power generating stations, storage facilities, and transmission lines. Founded in 1990, the company originally focused on developing and selling natural gas power pl ...
) owns 75% of the line.
[ The line runs from the new Robinson Summit ]Substation
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in Ely to Apex
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, connecting with the existing NV Energy Harry Allen Generating Station
The Harry Allen Generating Station is a natural gas, natural gas fired Combined cycle power plant, combined cycle power plant located in Clark County, Nevada about north of Las Vegas. Electricity is generated by two GE Frame 7EA combustion turb ...
,
History
Construction on the $510-million (equivalent to $ in ) line began in 2010. The line provides a way to connect renewable energy projects along the eastern edge of Nevada with the existing electrical grid
An electrical grid (or electricity network) is an interconnected network for electricity delivery from producers to consumers. Electrical grids consist of power stations, electrical substations to step voltage up or down, electric power tran ...
.
In February 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy
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issued a $343-million (equivalent to $ in ) loan guarantee to finance the project. The project also includes the new Robinson Summit Substation, interconnection to the Harry Allen Substation, expansion of the Falcon-Gonder Substation, and new telecommunication facilities.
The line was expected to be energized in 2013. The line was energized in January 2014.Jerome County, Idaho
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. The extension will create a line.
References
{{Energy resource facilities in Nevada
Energy infrastructure in Idaho
Energy infrastructure in Nevada
Ely, Nevada
Energy infrastructure completed in 2013