The cost in a March 2008 estimate from REA was $70,000 per mile, not $35,000 per mile as stated in the Q&A. Which is correct?
Larimer County spokes with the Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, PVREA, who worked on this during the National Environmental Policy Act, NEPA, process. They said: Typical power lines (single-phase power wiring and poles which we would use) cost about $37,000 per mile, according to the Poudre Valley Rural Electric Authority (PVREA) cost model for 2009. To install power lines over very, very rough terrain with three-phase power wire and poles, (which we don’t use) could drive the cost up $70,000 per mile. Buried power lines cost $212,000 per mile or more depending on difficulty or terrain and how much blasting may be required. The shortest distance to available power is about 6 miles. The longest distance is about 12 miles. So, cost estimates for power line installation could run between $222,000 and $2,544,000 depending on what power line method and routing is specified by the USFS.
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