NV Energy to replace 60-year-old transmission line to Tramway Drive

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/05/2016 - 5:02pm

NV Energy is proposing to replace the electrical transmission line that runs from Foothill Rad in the Carson Valley to Tramway Drive near Heavenly Mountain Resort, and a public comment period has been initiated.

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is seeking public input on 634 Line Rebuild project. The draft Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzes the proposed replacement of the transmission line that serves the Kingsbury substation, which provides electricity to Heavenly Mountain Resort and the surrounding Kingsbury Grade area.

The existing transmission line was constructed in 1956 and has experienced multiple outages due to aging equipment, vegetation and weather related events. The proposed improvements would reduce the likelihood of power outages associated with high winds, downed trees, wildfires and snow loading and would provide a reliable transmission line that meets current state and federal electricity regulations and safety standards.

Project work could begin as early as spring or summer of 2016.

The draft EA is available for viewing at http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/ltbmu/634lineRebuild.

Comments will be accepted until the close of business on Friday, March 4, 2016.
For more information on the project and how to comment, contact Brian Hansen at 530-543-2870 or email bchansen@fs.fed.us.