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Western called upon for needed transmission

Construction at Wessington Springs Substation helps interconnect a South Dakota wind farm to Western's  transmission system.

Section 402 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, signed by the President on Feb. 17, will promote construction of additional transmission to move renewable energy across the grid in the West.

The Act grants Western Area Power Administration the authority to borrow up to $3.25 billion from the U.S. Treasury. Western now has a mechanism to provide Federal funding in partnerships to develop transmission infrastructure that delivers renewable energy to market.

Resources:

Request for Interest in identifying proposed transmission projects to be developed under the new authority (67 kb pdf)

Federal Register notice announcing the availability of a Request for Interest in identifying proposed transmission projects

Federal Register notice announcing the Transmission Infrastructure Program and seeking comments on proposed practices and policies

News release - Feb. 18, 2009 - Western called upon for needed transmission

Text of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Section 402

Fact sheet - Western and Renewable Resources

Map of Western's service territory

FY 2009 Construction, Rehabilitation, Operations and Maintenance budget request

Western's Renewable Resources Program