EPTP

The Eastern Plains Transmission Project (EPTP) is a joint project between Tri-State and the Western Area Power Administration in which the two power suppliers propose to construct new transmission lines and new or expanded substations in eastern Colorado and western Kansas. These facilities will assist Tri-State in serving its member cooperatives and Western to serve its hydropower customers. The project would also enhance power delivery system reliability in the region, relieve existing constraints and provide opportunities for additional interconnections, including renewable energy projects.

Preparation of the environmental impact statement, engineering, route selection and preliminary land work have begun on the project.

•  Visit Western Area Power Administration's EPTP Web site to learn more about the project.

Applications to the G&T for interconnections from wind power projects to EPTP now total more than 1,000 megawatts.

• Generators looking to interconnect more than 20 megawatts of power to Tri-State's transmission system should follow the Large Generator Interconnection Procedures (LGIP) outlined on the G&T's Open Access Same Time Information System (OASIS).