Western governors establish multi-state task force to update the region’s transmission lines
The task force will study transmission needs and propose a roadmap to reduce bottlenecks, improve reliability and expand lower-cost power access.
- On Tuesday, 11 Western governors signed a bipartisan agreement in Park City, Utah, establishing the Transmission Permitting Alignment and Coordination Task Force to modernize the regional electric grid and accelerate transmission line construction.
- Much of the West's power system was built more than 60 years ago, and rising demand from data centers creates urgency to expand infrastructure, Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox said.
- PACT will designate leads to coordinate with state energy offices and Tribal governments, aiming to build common permitting templates that reduce bottlenecks and provide developers with greater predictability across state lines.
- Nevada utility NV Energy proposed roughly $3.2 billion in transmission upgrades to support surging demand, while governors aim to achieve 'energy superabundance' by reducing infrastructure congestion and dispatch costs.
- The WestTEC roadmap found the region needs more than 12,600 miles of new or upgraded high-voltage transmission lines by 2035 to meet population growth and electrification demands.
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Governors Brad Little of Idaho, Mark Gordon of Wyoming, Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Spencer Cox of Utah, Josh Green of Hawaii, Jared Polis of Colorado and Joe Lombardo of Nevada stand together during a news conference in Park City, Utah on June 30, 2026. (Alixel Cabrera/Utah News Dispatch)Fragmented energy planning and transmission bottlenecks are pushing the Western U.S. power grid to the brink and threatening energy stability as the …
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Western governors establish multi-state task force to update the region’s transmission lines
A bipartisan group of 11 Western governors signed a letter endorsing the establishment of a multi-state task force to develop a study and action plan to update the region’s energy grid. Read more...
Western governors, including Lombardo, form task force to fast-track interstate transmission lines
The task force plans to designate “Superabundance” priority transmission lines using reliability, affordability and readiness criteria, and it will work to build a common permitting schedule template intended to give developers more predictability and resolve cross-state conflicts …
Western governors establish multi-state task force to update the region’s transmission lines • Washington State Standard
Governors Brad Little of Idaho, Mark Gordon of Wyoming, Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Spencer Cox of Utah, Josh Green of Hawaii, Jared Polis of Colorado and Joe Lombardo of Nevada stand together during a news conference in Park City, Utah on June 30, 2026. (Alixel Cabrera/Utah News Dispatch) A bipartisan group of 11 Western governors signed a letter endorsing the establishment of a multi-state task force to develop a study and action pla…
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