One Nevada (ON Line) is a , 500-
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, 600-megawatt
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that runs from
Southern
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to
Northern Nevada.
NV Energy
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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 may refer to:
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) owns 75% of the line.
[ The line runs from the new Robinson Summit Substation in ]Ely Ely or ELY may refer to:
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, connecting with the existing NV Energy Harry Allen Generating Station
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,
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
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.
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.
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Energy infrastructure in Idaho
Energy infrastructure in Nevada
Ely, Nevada
Energy infrastructure completed in 2013