Dive Brief:
- NV Energy has energized the 500-kV One Nevada transmission line that links northern and southern Nevada for the first time.
- Besides allowing NV Energy to operate its power plants across Nevada more efficiently, the 231-mile line will provide access to renewable generators.
Dive Insight:
The project was delayed by about a year when high winds blew over power line towers. The additional transmission capacity in Nevada may become more important when NV Energy joins the energy imbalance market being formed by the California Independent System Operator and PacifiCorp, a sister utility company to NV Energy.