Project overview

Energy use is on the rise in the Summit County, Utah, as it is in most of the West. With demand for electricity in the county growing at a rate of seven percent per year, additional electrical capacity is needed to serve the area. Rocky Mountain Power plans to build a project in Summit County, which would consist of a 40-mile transmission line from the Thief Creek substation to the Silver Creek substation, as well as construct a new substation near Coalville. This investment will provide a new source of electricity and improve energy delivery to the communities in the area.

Rocky Mountain Power understands how important it is to develop this project in cooperation with area communities and residents, and to coordinate with the planning efforts of local, state and federal agencies. We're working to minimize impacts to the community and the environment from project development, construction and maintenance.

Read more information about the Thief Creek to Silver Creek project in the newsletter  and fact sheet .Check this Web site for more updates, including newsletter #3  and the Frequently Asked Questions handout.

Project timeline

• Informational meetings and field studies -- March - July 2008
• Permitting of Phases I and II -- June 2008 - April 2010
• Construction of Phase I -- April - October 2009
• Phase I in service -- November 2009
• Construction of Phase II -- April - October 2010
• Phase II in service -- November 2010

Additional information about the project

• Preliminary alternative routes
• Substation target area
  

Public input is a very important part of this process, and Rocky Mountain Power is eager to hear your comments at all stages of this transmission line development. For more information, please call us at us toll free at 1-877-620-7678, or e-mailConstructionProjects@pacificorp.com . Please be sure to include the project name - Thief Creek to Silver Creek Transmission Project - in your e-mail.

(updated August 22, 2008)