TransWest Express

TransWest Express
Location
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41°46′0″N 107°15′0″W / 41.76667°N 107.25000°W / 41.76667; -107.25000 (Rawlins, Wyoming (north end))
35°49′0″N 115°0′30″W / 35.81667°N 115.00833°W / 35.81667; -115.00833 (Marketplace substation (south end))
General directionSouthwest
FromRawlins, Wyoming
Passes throughUtah
ToBoulder City, Nevada
Ownership information
OwnerThe Anschutz Corporation
Construction information
Expected2018
Technical information
Type of currentHVDC
Total length728 mi (1,172 km)
Power rating3,000 MW
DC voltage±600 kV
No. of poles2

The TransWest Express Transmission Line Project (TWE) is a planned bipolar HVDC transmission line between the Chokecherry wind farm near Rawlins, Wyoming to a Marketplace substation near Boulder City, Nevada.