Western Area Power Administration owns and operates more than 17,000 circuit miles of transmission lines, 258 substations and other electric power facilities in its 15-state service territory. To ensure reliable electric service, this system must be maintained and periodically upgraded. Also, facilities may need to be added or expanded to meet new demands.
The following are proposed construction projects on WAPA's transmission system in which WAPA will participate, either as the lead agency or as a partner:
Headquarters
Colorado River Storage Project Management Center
Desert Southwest Region
Rocky Mountain Region
Beaver Creek-Hoyt-Erie Transmission Line Rebuild, CO, DOE/EA-1508
Cheyenne-Miracle Mile and Ault-Cheyenne Transmission Line Rebuild Project, CO, DOE/EA-1456
Estes-Flatiron Transmission Lines Rebuild Project
Granby Pumping Plant-Windy Gap Transmission Line Rebuild Project
Lovell-Yellowtail and Basin-Lovell Transmission Line Rebuild Project
Maintenance and Vegetation Management along Existing WAPA Transmission Line Rights of Way on National Forest System Lands in Colorado, Utah, Nebraska
Platte River Cooperative Agreement PEIS, NE, CO and WY, DOE/EIS-0295 (cooperating agency)
San Juan Basin Energy Connection Project, BLM EIS (cooperating agency)
TransWest Express Transmission Project
Windy Gap Firming Project
Sierra Nevada Region
Upper Great Plains Region