This proposed 600 kV direct current transmission line is designed to carry renewable energy (primarily wind power) from generation sources in central Wyoming to markets in in the pacific southwest
Location
This project initiates in central Wyoming and crosses public, private, and state lands in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada.
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
01/04/2011
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
02/18/2011
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
01/13/2017
4
Objection Period Start
01/21/2017
5
Decision
05/2017 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
03/2018 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Transwest Express Transmission Project | Decision Signed Date: 05/31/2017 |
| Forests | Ashley National Forest; Dixie National Forest; Fishlake National Forest; Manti-Lasal National Forest; Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest |
| Districts | Roosevelt Ranger District; Pine Valley Ranger District; Fillmore Ranger District; Richfield Ranger District; Ferron Ranger District; Heber-Kamas Ranger District; Spanish Fork Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |