Project overview
Providing our customers with safe, reliable electricity at a low price is a top priority for Rocky Mountain Power. To serve
the region’s growing energy needs, we’re planning a new transmission project in Idaho
and northern Utah.
Part of the company's Energy Gateway transmission program, the Populus to Terminal consists of two sub-projects: the
Populus to Ben Lomond project
will construct a new transmission line stretching 90 miles from the Populus substation to be built near Downey, Idaho, to
the existing Ben Lomond substation in Box Elder County, Utah. The Ben Lomond to Terminal project
will add a new 345-kilovolt transmission line alongside existing high voltage lines from the Ben Lomond substation to the
Terminal substation, near the Salt Lake City airport - a distance of 46 miles. Progress continues with the recent signing
of the construction contract
for this project.
We understand how important it is to develop this project in cooperation with area communities and residents, and to coordinate
with the planning efforts of local, state and federal agencies. We're working to minimize impacts to the community and the
environment from project development, construction and maintenance.
Please check this Web site periodically for updates.
Project timeline
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Informational meetings -- August to November 2007
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Permitting and obtaining the rights of way -- December 2007 - September 2008
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Construction -- June 2008 - June 2010
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Bring line in service -- 2010
Additional information about the project
Public input is a very important part of this process, and Rocky Mountain Power is eager to hear your comments at all stages
of this transmission line development. For more information, please call us at (801) 220-4221, or e-mail
ConstructionProjects@pacificorp.com
. Please be sure to include the project name --Populus to Terminal Transmission Project -- in your e-mail.
(updated October 30, 2008)
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