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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRICHARDS LAKE TO WAVERLY TRANSMISSION LINE - SPAR - 12-08 - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-HEARINGPurpose and Need Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. is proposing to construct a new 8-mile, 115-kilovolt transmis- sion line to improve reliable electric service to the member - consumers of Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association. This line will provide the power delivery infrastructure needed to increase reliability and capacity of the existing transmission system. Poudre Valley REA approached Tri-State, the co-op's power supplier, about construction of the new line due to increased electric loads in the area and because of reliability concerns of the existing radial, 115-kilovolt line. Use and dependence on the current line is reaching a critical level; to maintain acceptable voltage levels and increased reliability, a looped transmission system is necessary. The new line would connect the Richard Lake Substation located west of the Anheuser-Busch brewery plant and the Waverly Substation near Douglas Lake on County Road 60. While various alternative routes have been examined, it was determined by Tri-State and Poudre Valley REA that this is the best route with the least amount of impacts to area resi- dents and businesses. Benefits of the Proposed Project The proposed project would. ■ boost load serving capacity to the area. ■ provide more dependable loop service. ■ upgrade the existing transmission system for Poudre Valley REA. Next Steps It will be necessary for Tri-State to obtain permits for this proposed project from the City of Fort Collins and Larimer County. Before application, our primary objective is to work closely with local landowners and businesses. Tri-State's land rights consultants, Bensing & Associates, will be contacting landowners along the proposed route to provide information about the project and to request survey permission. Once feasibility studies and permitting have been completed, Tri-State will move forward with purchasing easements for necessary rights -of -way. The Cooperative Difference Electric cooperatives are private, not -for profit utilities, owned and governed by the members they serve. Electric cooperatives bridge the vast expanse of rural America to energize residences, farms, ranches, businesses and com- munities that have organized cooperatively and accept the responsibility for delivering safe, affordable and reliable power. Who is Tri-State? Tri-State is a wholesale electric power supplier owned by the 44 electric cooperatives that it serves. Tri-State gener- ates and transports electricity to its member systems throughout a 250,000 square -mile service territory across Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming. Tri-State was founded In 1952 and today supplies power for approx- imately 1.4 million consumers in the four states. Tri-State serves its member systems through a combina- tion of owned baseload, intermediate and peaking power plants that use coal and natural gas as their primary fuels, supplemented by purchased power, federal hydroelectricity allocations and renewable energy. Your Local Electric Cooperative Poudre V811ey Rural Electric Association Fort Collins, Colo. -based Poudre Valley REA, Pi-State's fourth largest member cooperative in terms of total meters (35,000), is a consumer -owned electric utility serving por- tions of Lorimer, Weld and Boulder counties. The co-op employs 88 people and operates more than 3,800 miles of line. In terms of revenue, just under half of the dollars it receives for service is derived from residential consumers, - larger commercial consumers comprise almost 40 percent and small commercial accounts for about 8 percent. lfdgat- lion loads and other services make up the remaining mem- ber revenue. Contact Information Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Permitting and Land Rights Department 1100 W. 116th Ave., Westminster, Colo. 80234 Phone: 303.452.6111 For more information, visit www.t6state(it.org/transmission TRa-STATE Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.{. A T.,hstane Energy Q p,.,ive KltT)