BLM accepting public input and will host public meetings on environmental impacts of proposed Greenlink West Transmission Project
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. – In keeping with the Biden-Harris administration’s priority of environmentally responsible siting of infrastructure to support a fully carbon-free electricity sector by 2035, the Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on issues and resource information to be analyzed in the environmental review of the proposed Greenlink West Transmission Project. This proposed project would allow for the transmission of clean renewable electricity from northern Nevada to homes and businesses in southern Nevada. To ensure robust public participation, the BLM will announce and hold four public meetings in the North Las Vegas, Beatty, Tonopah and Reno areas during the scoping period.
The Greenlink West Project, proposed by NV Energy, would be a system of new 525-kilovolt (kV), 345-kV, 230-kV, and 120-kV electric transmission facilities on private, state, and federal lands between northern and southern Nevada. If approved this line has the potential to unlock up to 5,000 MW of renewable energy.
“The construction of the Greenlink Project transmission line will diversify Nevada’s renewable energy portfolio and help achieve the state’s climate action goals,” said BLM Nevada State Director Jon Raby. “The project would also create access to affordable renewable energy across the Western United States. We continue to encourage the public and our partners to be involved during public scoping and comment periods as the environmental impact statement is being drafted.”
Publication of a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement begins a 30-day scoping period. Comments should be submitted by June 3 or 15 days after the last public meeting, whichever is later. Comments or resource information related to the project may be submitted to BLM by any of the following methods:
- web site: Greenlink West
- email: GLWP@logansimpson.com
- mail: Gregory L. Helseth, Branch Chief Renewable Energy, BLM Nevada State Office, Greenlink West Project, 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89520
The BLM will announce the exact dates, times, and locations for the public meetings at least 15 days prior to the event. Announcements will be made by news release to the media and posted on the project website listed above.
All comment submittals must include the commenter’s name and street address. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
For further information and/or to have your name added to our mailing list, contact Rita Henderson, Public Affairs Specialist, BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89520 phone (775) 861-6471, or email at ritahenderson@blm.gov. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
For additional information, please contact Rita Henderson, Public Affairs Specialist, phone (775) 861-6471, or email to ritahenderson@blm.gov.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.