Energy Gateway West

• New 500 kV transmission lines between Wyoming and Idaho, and two new single-circuit 230 kV transmission lines in Wyoming
• Capacity: Up to 3,000 MW to Wyoming and Idaho
• 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: 2016-2018
• Cost: Part of >$6.1 billion total Energy Gateway estimated project cost
• Developers: PacifiCorp and Idaho Power
• WECC Path Rating Process: Phase II
• ROW & Permitting Status: Formal application was filed with the BLM in 2007
• Status:
  • Scoping Meetings completed
  • Draft EIS published on July 28, 2011
  • BLM scheduled to publish the draft Environmental Impact Statement December 2010
  • BLM Record of Decision scheduled for November 2012
  • Local and state permitting to occur during 2011-2012
• Business Model: Utilities rate-base
• End market(s): to address PacifiCorp’s and Idaho Power’s native-load and third party needs
• For more information, please call 801-220-4221, or e-mail ConstructionProjects@pacificorp.com
• Project website