Southwest Intertie Gets the Go-ahead

Fortnightly Magazine - February 15 1995
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Idaho Power Co. (IP) has received approval from the Bureau of Land Management to proceed with its proposed 500-mile, 500,000-volt transmission line between Idaho and Nevada (em the largest transmission project presently under development in the United States. The Bureau based its decision on the environmental impact statement for the Southwest Intertie Project (SIP), and has granted IP a right-of-way across public lands in Idaho, Nevada, and Utah. The line will link 14 utilities in the Southwest and California. IP plans to retain 20 percent of the line's 1,200-megawatt capacity. The utility's first step will be contractual and financial discussions with potential partners (em including utilities, independent power producers, and power marketers; detailed engineering work could begin as early as April 1995. (em LB


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