FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 14, 2005
CONTACT: Randy Wilkerson, 720-962-7056, wilkerson@wapa.gov

PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE SET FOR TRANSMISSION LINE UPGRADE

LAKEWOOD , Colo. —An open house for the Granby Pumping Plant-to-Windy Gap Transmission Line Project is set for July 28 at the Grand Lake Fire Protection District, 201 West Portal Road , Grand Lake .

Western Area Power Administration is preparing an Environmental Assessment to analyze several solutions that will ensure that key components of the electric system in Grand County will continue to operate within established electrical criteria. Upgrades in the area will also allow Tri-State Generation and Transmission to serve its local member Mountain Parks Electric with reliable power. Proposed solutions include upgrading or rerouting of the transmission line that connects the Farr Pumping Plant at the end of County Road 64 with the Windy Gap Electric Substation, near the intersection of Highway 125 and US Highway 40. The proposed project is scheduled to begin construction in winter 2006 and be in service in summer 2007.

Western is hosting the open house as an opportunity to allow you to learn more about the proposed project and provide comments. It will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Representatives from Western and other project stakeholders will be available to answer questions and offer more information about the project. Written comments are being accepted until August 15. E-mail comments to Rodney Jones at rjones@wapa.gov, or mail to: Rodney Jones, Western Area Power Administration, Rocky Mountain Region, PO Box 3700, Loveland, CO, 80539.

Western Area Power Administration annually markets and transmits more than 10,000 megawatts of power from hydroelectric powerplants owned and operated by the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 15 western and central states.  It is part of the Department of Energy.

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