Congressman Steven Horsford Applauds the Advancement of Two Transmission Projects to Provide Clean and Reliable Energy to Nevada

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, celebrated the advancement of two important projects—the Greenlink West Transmission Line and the Cross-Tie 500-kV Transmission Project—that will bring 6,500 MW of renewable energy to the West.

"The announcement by the BLM will provide the necessary clean, reliable energy Nevada needs while creating good-paying Union jobs," said Congressman Horsford. "I have always advocated for increasing our nation's transmission infrastructure to create a reliable, clean power supply and reduce our reliance on fossil fuels which are becoming more and more expensive for my constituents. This historic announcement by the Biden-Harris Administration is a step in the right direction and will make necessary investments in our communities for years to come."

BACKGROUND:

The proposed Greenlink West Transmission Project is a system of new 525-kilovolt (kV), 345-kV, 230-kV, and 120-kV electric transmission facilities located across approximately 423 miles of private, state, and federal lands between northern and southern Nevada. If approved, this line has the potential to unlock up to 5,000 MW of renewable energy. On May 2, BLM will publish a Federal Register notice to begin a 30-day scoping period to take public comments on issues and resource information to be analyzed in the environmental review of the proposed project. To ensure robust public participation, the BLM will announce and hold four public meetings in the North Las Vegas, Beatty, Tonopah, and Reno areas during the scoping period.

Additionally, the Cross-Tie 500-kV Transmission Project is a proposed approximately 214-mile, 1500 MW, 500 kV high-voltage alternating current transmission project that would be constructed between central Utah and east-central Nevada, to the maximum extent possible, within federally designated utility corridors or parallel to existing transmission facilities. The proposed project would cross BLM, private, state, and National Forest System land, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service will be a cooperating agency to concurrently review the potential environmental impacts. If approved, the Cross-Tie line may unlock up to 1,500 MW of renewable energy. BLM will publish a Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement in the Federal Register on May 2, which will initiate a 30-day public scoping period.

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