Maps and visuals

The route for the electricity transmission line is approximately 732 miles in length, with a typical right-of-way width of 250 feet. Substations/converter stations will be constructed at interconnection points in Wyoming, Utah and Nevada.

These maps show the TWE Project route selected by BLM and WAPA in their respective Records of Decision.

Power line design

Along the route, transmission structure heights may vary from 100 feet to 180 feet depending upon structure type, terrain, span and line crossings. The span between structures may vary from 900 to 1,500 feet. The AC structures will look very similar to the DC structures.

DC line structures

DC line structures
Single-circuit steel-lattice
self-supporting structure
Single-circuit monopole
tubular steel structure
Single-circuit
guyed structure

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"To accelerate the creation of a clean energy economy, we will double our capacity to generate alternative sources of energy like wind, solar and biofuels over the next three years. We'll begin to build a new electricity grid that lay down more than 3,000 miles of transmission lines to convey this new energy from coast to coast."

- President Barack Obama, weekly address, Jan. 24, 2009