Energy Transmission

The Movement of Energy

The energy infrastructure that exists today – generation, transmission and distribution systems delivering reliable service – is evolving and adapting to meet increased customer demand for energy options and interest in alternative energy sources.

We diversify our generation mix both by using renewable generation in our rate-regulated businesses and by forming new businesses and ventures to create even greater flexibility in generation capacity and grid reliability.

The Movement of Energy

Strengthening the electric grid is important for developing
renewable energy and maintaining the reliability of service.

NV Energy Transmission
NV Energy: Greenlink Nevada

NV Energy is developing Greenlink Nevada, a transmission and substation project that will transform Nevada’s energy landscape by tapping into resource-rich energy zones throughout western and northern Nevada, increase electric reliability, and drive job creation and economic development. The project includes the addition of two new 525-kv and three new 345-kV high-voltage lines across the north and west of the state and is estimated to cost $4.2 billion.

PacifiCorp: Energy Gateway

PacifiCorp’s Energy Gateway transmission expansion project is the largest of its kind in the U.S. The $13 billion investment totals 2,300 miles of new high-voltage lines, primarily in Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Oregon, providing access to the West’s abundant and diverse energy resources and serving as the foundation for a more resilient and reliable Western grid.

PacifiCorp Transmission
AltaLink Transmission
AltaLink: Ensuring Reliability While Enabling New Generation

AltaLink’s investment in the transmission grid provides the essential capacity needed as the province of Alberta moves to a renewable energy future. With the energization of the South Foothills transmission project and the Foothills Area transmission development, AltaLink completed much-needed links to deliver wind-generated electricity across the province. AltaLink’s 350-kilometer Western Alberta Transmission Line was the first in-service direct current line in Alberta, adding 1,000 megawatts of capacity to Alberta’s electric system with the ability to increase it to 4,000 megawatts. With construction underway on the Central East Transfer-Out Project and the recent energization of the Vauxhall Area Transmission Development, AltaLink continues to provide the essential capacity as Alberta’s generation resources continue to evolve.

BHE U.S. Transmission: Joint Ventures

BHE U.S. Transmission is engaged in various joint ventures to develop, own and operate transmission assets and is pursuing additional investment opportunities in the U.S. Currently, BHE U.S. Transmission’s joint ventures have $3.8 billion of transmission assets in operation in Texas and Kansas.

BHE US Transmission