Southwest Power Line to Carry Wind Power On 950-Mile Transmission Line

wo industry partners are proposing to carry wind-generated electricity from  Wyoming's southwest corner to the Las Vegas area on a 950-mile transmission  line.

Duke Energy and American Transmission Co. are teaming up to build the $3.5  billion Zephyr Project power line through Utah.

The companies are working with Pathfinder Renewable Wind Energy, which is  seeking to build hundreds of wind turbines on 234 square miles near Chugwater,  Wyo., and export the power.

American Transmission says it hasn't sought regulatory approvals yet.

Most of the corridor would cross federal land alongside the TransWest Express  Transmission Project, another 3,000-megawatt power line expected to carry  Wyoming's wind power to the Southwest.

American Transmission says the Zephyr line would tap into a grid in the  Eldorado Valley south of Las Vegas

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