BLM Clears Path for Giant Power Lines Across Nevada Desert Counties
Published Date: 5/28/2025
Notice
Summary
The BLM and Forest Service are ready to update land plans to make way for the Greenlink North Transmission Project, which will bring new power lines through parts of Nevada. This means changes for folks in White Pine, Eureka, Lander, Churchill, and Lyon counties, aiming to boost energy delivery while protecting the environment. The final plan and environmental review are now available, so decisions and possible construction could happen soon, impacting local land use and energy costs.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Land Plans Changed for Power Lines
The BLM and Forest Service propose amending resource management plans to allow the Greenlink North transmission lines through White Pine, Eureka, Lander, Churchill, and Lyon counties in Nevada. These plan changes make space for new power line construction and mean local land use rules could change for people who live, work, or recreate in those counties.
Energy Delivery and Cost Effects
The project is intended to boost energy delivery by adding transmission capacity through parts of Nevada, and the final plan and environmental review are now available. Decisions and possible construction could happen soon and may affect local energy delivery and local energy costs for people in the named counties.
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