What electric transmission infrastructure will be required for the Ely Energy Center?
The electric transmission system will consist of 500 kilovolt transmission lines from the plant, which will interconnect with the systems of both companies. Current plans are to construct two 500 kilovolt lines to a new substation to be constructed at Robinson Summit, located roughly 30 miles southwest of Ely, where the plant would interconnect with Sierra Pacific’s existing 345 kilovolt Falcon-Gonder line. A single 500 kilovolt line would then proceed south along existing utility corridors for approximately 220 miles, interconnecting with NV Energy’s electric transmission system at the Harry Allen Substation roughly 30 miles north of Las Vegas.
