Legalectric

This came over the wire, another notice that I really didn’t want to see:

Avista joins PGE, Grid United and ALLETE in 3,000 megawatt east-west transmission line

They’re calling it the “North Plains Connector,” an “up to” 525-kilovolt (kV) with sections of both high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) and alternating current (AC) electrical transmission lines, and AC/DC converter stations, connecting the Eastern and Western Interconnections running between the coal plants on the East to Colstrip, MT, which I think also has a big coal plant. Their site:

NORTH PLAINS CONNECTOR

Scoping meetings started TODAY, AAACK! Another tomorrow, and more next week:

Comments are due by December 9, 2024.

From the Federal Register Notice:

You can comment on the proposed Project by contacting Rebecca ‘‘RJ’’ Boyle, NEPA Document Manager, by any of the following methods:

*Email: northplainsconnector@hq.doe.gov

*U.S. Mail: Rebecca ‘‘RJ’’ Boyle, NPC, NEPA Document Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, Grid Deployment Office, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585.

Documents pertinent to the NOI may be examined online at https://www.energy.gov/nepa/doeeis-0568-
north-plains-connector-multiple-locations

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Rebecca ‘‘RJ’’ Boyle, GDO NEPA Document Manager northplainsconnector@hq.doe.gov; or by phone at (301) 550–0364.

Contact Ms. Boyle to have your name added to the EIS mailing list.