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Populus to Ben Lomond project

Project overview

As part of the new investment in new transmission facilities announced in 2007, Rocky Mountain Power plans to construct a new double-circuit 345 kilovolt (kV) transmission line from the Populus substation to be built near Downey, Idaho to the existing Ben Lomond substation in Box Elder County, Utah (approximately 90 miles). The Ben Lomond substation will also be expanded on company-owned property to accomodate the new line. More details are included in this fact sheet , and you can read about the project in the newsletter  for our customers. A document has also been created to answer  Frequently Asked Questions regarding this project.

Project timing

  • Informational meetings -- completed February 2007
  • Permitting and obtaining the rights of way -- Summer 2008
  • Construction -- Summer 2008 - 2010
  • Bring line in service -- 2010


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(Updated June 24, 2008)