BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Sierra Pacific Power Company, d/b/a as NV Energy (“NV Energy”),
intends to submit an application for a permit to construct a utility facility,
namely the new 345 kV Comstock Meadows to West Tracy Transmission
Line Project located in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, within
jurisdictional unincorporated Storey County, Nevada. This request for
a permit to construct will be filed with the Public Utilities Commission of
Nevada (“PUCN”) pursuant to the Utility Environmental Protection Act
(“UEPA”) under Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 704, sections 820 to 900
and Nevada Administrative Code, chapter 703, sections 415 to 427.
NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF UEPA THE NEW 345 KV COMSTOCK
MEADOWS TO WEST TRACY TRANSMISSION PROJECT.
Notice is hereby given to persons residing in the municipalities in which
the utility facility to be constructed will be located. NV Energy will request a
permit to construct the following utility facilities:
Approximately 10.1 miles of 345 kV, overhead transmission line
between the Comstock Meadows Substation and the West Tracy
Substation located in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, within the
jurisdictional boundary of unincorporated Storey County, Nevada. To
accommodate the new line, the project will require associated
substation, telecommunications, and protection upgrades at the
Comstock Meadows Substation and the West Tracy Substation, as well
as a relocation of 0.5 miles of an existing 345 kV line near the West
Tracy Substation. The purpose of the project is to provide reliable
electric transmission service and avoid overloads on existing electrical
facilities in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Park.
The contents of the UEPA Application will include, among other things:
a) A description of the proposed facilities requiring a permit to
construct from the PUCN and its location, including a description
of any associated equipment and diagrams of the location and
layout of the proposed utility facility;
b) An environmental statement that describes the environmental
characteristics of the project area, the potential environmental
impacts from the construction and specific mitigation measures
to be implemented to reduce those impacts;
c) A list of federal, state, regional and local agencies whose
approval may be required for the proposed utility facility; and
d) An explanation of the extent to which the proposed utility facility
is needed to ensure reliable service to electric customers within
this state.
The UEPA application will be filed under and governed by the provisions of
the UEPA. Protests and written comments about the granting of the UEPA
application must be filed with the PUCN as provided by law.
DATED this 12th day of April, 2023.
NV ENERGY
Pub Date: April 19, 2023 Ad # 32781