The Nebraska Public Power District has plans for a $49 million upgrade to serve a project that will deliver oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast.
the Lincoln Journal Star | Posted: Thursday, July 2, 2009 12:00 am
A new $49 million electric transmission line is being planned to support the TransCanada Keystone crude oil pipeline project that will run through central Nebraska.
The 115,000-volt line will run about 36 miles from a substation near Petersburg to a substation near Ericson, according to news release from the Nebraska Public Power District.
The line is one part of a three-part transmission line project NPPD is undertaking to support a series of pumping stations along the pipeline. Large pumps in the pumping stations use a considerable amount of electricity.
NPPD is building three transmission lines to deliver energy to area utilities, which, in turn, will supply power to TransCanada, the owner and operator of the Keystone pipeline.
Besides the Petersburg to Ericson line, other locations for new transmission lines are O'Neill to Stuart, about 26 miles; and Clarks to Central City, about 8 miles.
Final routes for all three lines have not been determined. NPPD plans to gather comments on proposed routes from area residents before making decisions.
Construction is scheduled to begin mid-2011, and the lines could be in service in mid-2012.
NPPD and TransCanada will share the cost of the power line project, including substation work.