Segment G - Sigurd to Red Butte
Project Overview
Our company is committed to providing safe and reliable electricity to customers. To help fulfill this commitment, we have proposed a new high-voltage transmission line stretching approximately 160 miles from the Sigurd substation to the Red Butte substation in southwest Utah.
The Sigurd to Red Butte line segment is a critical piece of PacifiCorp’s Energy Gateway transmission expansion. Completion of this project will help meet the increasing needs of customers throughout the region. During the development of this project, the company will fulfill all necessary permitting and siting requirements and work to minimize impacts to the community and local environment in project development, construction and maintenance.
Project Timeline
- Public Scoping – First quarter 2010
- Environmental Impact Statement – December 2008 - third quarter 2012
- Informational meetings – 2009 - project completion
- Permitting and obtaining rights of way – 2010 - 2012
- Construction – 2012 - 2014
- Estimated line in service for customers – Summer 2014
Additional Information About the Project
The Bureau of Land Management is currently developing an Environmental Impact Statement on the company's right of way application for this project – a process that began in December 2008. The BLM conducted Public Scoping for the project from January 5 through March 5, 2010. Various interested parties have provided input on the project for consideration as the BLM developed the draft EIS, which was published May 27, 2011. The BLM received public comments through July 18 and will develop the final EIS after considering the additional input. It is anticipated the final EIS will be published around May 2012.
For more details on this process, visit the BLM website. Also, see Project History below for an overview of project meetings and milestones in the permitting process.
Permitting efforts continue to move forward as conditional use permits are in the process of being filed within the respective communities from August through October 2011.
Newsletters will be sent periodically to landowners and other interested parties, including the latest Sigurd to Red Butte fact sheet (PDF), newsletter (PDF) and map (PDF). Additional information about this transmission project will be posted on this website as the project progresses and details are developed. Please check back throughout the time-frame of the project for updates.
Public Participation
Project materials and newsletters have been sent to more than 3,700 landowners and other interested parties. Public input is an important part of this transmission line development process and is welcomed at all stages. See Project History above for a history of public meetings conducted for this project both by the company and the BLM, and watch this website for additional opportunities for input.
Project History
2009
- Throughout the year – Company met with elected officials, community leaders and other interested parties to brief them on the project
- September – Company filed an application with BLM to perform geotechnical studies across federal lands
- October – Company held first set of Community Working Group meetings
- December – Company filed an application for a right of way easement across federal lands
2010
- Throughout the year – Company met with elected officials, community leaders and other interested parties to brief them on the project
- January – Notice of Intent to proceed with the project posted in Federal Register
- February – Company held project landowner meetings in St. George, Enterprise, Cedar City, Milford and Richfield, Utah; BLM held Public Scoping meetings in St. George, Enterprise, Milford and Richfield, Utah
- April – Company held second set of Community Working Group meetings
- May – Scoping report containing summary of public comments released
- September – BLM released Environmental Assessment and approved right of way grant to allow for geotechnical studies to be conducted on BLM-managed land; U.S. Forest Service issued Special Use Permit for geotechnical studies on USFS-managed land; Company began conducting geotechnical studies
2011
- Throughout the year – Company met with elected officials, community leaders and other interested parties to brief them on the project
- January – Company held third set of Community Working Group meetings
- May – BLM published the draft EIS, followed by a 45-day comment period ending mid-July
- June – BLM held public comment meetings for draft EIS in Richfield, Milford, Enterprise and St. George, Utah
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June – Company held fourth set of Community Working Group meetings
Landowner Maps
Select the county map below, then click on the index numbers to view the corresponding landowner map.
Sevier CountyOr to see a close-up of your property, go to the following link: Landowner Map . You will need Microsoft Silverlight to view this tool on your computer. To download this software go to: http://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/Get-Started/Install/Default.aspx
To contact us about this project, please call 801-220-4221 or e-mail ConstructionProjects@pacificorp.com. Please be sure to include the project name – "Sigurd to Red Butte" – in your inquiry.
(Updated September 1, 2011)
