Boardman-to-Hemingway Transmission Project
Boardman-to-Hemingway Transmission Project
Boardman-to-Hemingway Transmission Project
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<strong>Boardman</strong>-<strong>to</strong>-<strong>Hemingway</strong><br />
<strong>Transmission</strong> <strong>Project</strong>
Idaho Power’s Energy Plan<br />
for the Future, a bienniallyproduced<br />
20-year integrated<br />
resource plan for meeting our electric<br />
service obligation, identifies energy<br />
produced in the Pacific Northwest<br />
as one component of the company’s<br />
energy portfolio. Requirements<br />
of Idaho Power’s wholesale<br />
transmission cus<strong>to</strong>mers are also<br />
increasing.<br />
The existing transmission system from<br />
southwest Idaho <strong>to</strong> the Pacific Northwest<br />
has been at full capacity during recent<br />
high-demand periods. <strong>Transmission</strong><br />
paths are key <strong>to</strong> utilities like Idaho<br />
Power for bringing electricity in<strong>to</strong> and<br />
through our service area.<br />
To meet the need for more<br />
transmission capacity, Idaho Power<br />
plans <strong>to</strong> build a 260-mile, 500-kV<br />
transmission line from northeast<br />
Oregon <strong>to</strong> southern Idaho.<br />
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014<br />
Permitting<br />
Engineering<br />
<strong>Project</strong> Timeline<br />
<strong>Boardman</strong>-<strong>to</strong>-<strong>Hemingway</strong><br />
The proposed line will connect the transmission station<br />
in the <strong>Boardman</strong>, Oregon area with the proposed<br />
<strong>Hemingway</strong> Station in southwest Idaho. An additional<br />
substation will be located northwest of Caldwell <strong>to</strong> improve<br />
performance of the long-distance transmission line.<br />
The proposed <strong>Boardman</strong>-<strong>to</strong>-<strong>Hemingway</strong> project,<br />
where possible, will use corridors identified in the<br />
federal document Programmatic Environmental Impact<br />
Statement, Designation of Energy Corridors on Federal<br />
Land in the eleven Western States. Corridors will be<br />
developed or modified based on studies of the area,<br />
comments from federal agencies and land owners,<br />
<strong>to</strong>pography, access, and other fac<strong>to</strong>rs.<br />
Construction<br />
In Service<br />
Environmental Review<br />
Idaho Power will conduct all necessary environmental<br />
analysis <strong>to</strong> comply with the National Environmental<br />
Policy Act (NEPA) and will work with the Bureau of<br />
Land Management (BLM) <strong>to</strong> create an environmental<br />
impact statement (EIS). The EIS is the basis for the<br />
BLM’s determination whether <strong>to</strong> issue right of way<br />
grants across federal lands. Additionally, coordination<br />
with other Federal and State environmental and<br />
permitting agencies will also be required.<br />
Idaho Power will also conduct public information<br />
meetings with various federal, state and local<br />
governmental agencies, local property owners and<br />
other interested parties as the project develops.
W ASHINGTON<br />
<strong>Boardman</strong><br />
I DAHO<br />
M ONTANA<br />
Proposed<br />
<strong>Transmission</strong><br />
230 kV<br />
345kV<br />
500 kV<br />
500 kV Double Circuit<br />
Additional Information<br />
Idaho Power 2006 IRP/Energy Plan for the Future<br />
http://www.idahopower.com/pdfs/energycenter/<br />
irp/2006/2006_IRP.pdf<br />
<strong>Hemingway</strong><br />
OREGON<br />
Sand Hollow<br />
Midpoint<br />
Cedar Hill<br />
Borah<br />
Populus<br />
WYOMING<br />
Jim Bridger<br />
Windstar<br />
Aeolus<br />
Idaho Power Treasure Valley Electrical Plan (TVEP)<br />
http://www.idahopower.com/pdfs/newsroom/<br />
projectNews/tvep/TVEP_final.pdf<br />
NEVADA<br />
UTAH<br />
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement<br />
http://corridoreis.anl.gov/<br />
Electric Highways<br />
In order <strong>to</strong> bring electricity <strong>to</strong> its cus<strong>to</strong>mers, a utility<br />
such as Idaho Power needs <strong>to</strong> transport electrical<br />
power from traditional generating resources like<br />
hydro-electric dams or thermal power plants as well<br />
as other merchant facilities and renewable resources<br />
such as wind and geothermal across long distances.<br />
To do that, high voltage transmission lines are used,<br />
which would be the equivalent of a freeway system that<br />
moves vehicle traffic. Once the electricity arrives at a<br />
community it goes <strong>to</strong> a substation, where the voltage<br />
is stepped down—like an off-ramp from the freeway<br />
and slowing down for street traffic. From there it goes<br />
out on distribution lines—or feeders—<strong>to</strong> serve local<br />
businesses and homes.<br />
W A S H I N G T O N<br />
MONTANA<br />
<strong>Boardman</strong><br />
Townsend<br />
I DAHO<br />
OREGON<br />
Captain Jack<br />
C A L I F O R N I A<br />
<strong>Transmission</strong> Lines<br />
Existing<br />
230 kV<br />
345kV<br />
500 kV<br />
500 kV Double Circuit<br />
Sand Hollow<br />
<strong>Hemingway</strong><br />
WYOMIN G<br />
Midpoint<br />
Windstar<br />
Borah<br />
Populus<br />
Aeolus<br />
Cedar Hill<br />
Bridger<br />
N E VA D A<br />
Terminal<br />
Ely Energy Center<br />
Mona Proposed <strong>Transmission</strong> <strong>Project</strong>s<br />
Intermountain Power<br />
HEMINGWAY-BOARDMAN<br />
Sigurd<br />
M.S.T.I. (Mountain States <strong>Transmission</strong> Intertie)<br />
UTAH<br />
GATEWAY WEST<br />
GATEWAY CENTRAL<br />
Red Butte<br />
GATEWAY SOUTH<br />
Crystal<br />
SWIP NORTH<br />
The whole process can take electricity from very<br />
high voltages down <strong>to</strong> the 110 or 220 volts that most<br />
residents are familiar with. And it all happens in less<br />
than a second!<br />
CID#XXXXX/03-08<br />
© 2008 Idaho Power<br />
www.idahopower.com
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