TransWest Express

New high-voltage interregional transmission to efficiently link diverse energy resources, strengthen the Western power grid, benefit America's economy.

[California ISO @CaliforniaISO]

Happy National Lineworker Appreciation Day! 💡⚡

Huge thanks to the incredible men and women across the West and beyond, who climb to new heights (literally) to keep our electricity flowing. 🙌

#ThankALineworker

[TransWest Express @TWEProject]

@CaliforniaISO Wishing you the same.

[TransWest Express @TWEProject]

Gratitude for all of the line workers, operators, landowners and everyone else collaborating to keep the US power grid reliable, modern and strong. #HappyThanksgiving

[Macro Grid Initiative @TheMacroGrid]

"There's probably 20 high-quality studies all showing enormous consumer benefits if we get interregional transmission right...It's also often lowering costs for consumers, and it's certainly improving reliability." -@AbeEnergy

📰 via @rtoinsider
https://t.co/2BgbEOqW5q

[IBEW @IBEW]

On July 10, 1896, the IBEW's first president Henry Miller died on the job working as a lineworker. Today -- National Lineworker Appreciation Day -- we celebrate all lineworkers for all they do for our communities. #ThankaLineworker

[Macro Grid Initiative @TheMacroGrid]

💡CAISO President and CEO Elliot Mainzer testified at a @HouseCommerce hearing and shared how interregional transmission and resource diversity has "significantly improved reliability and affordability."

Hear his full remarks:

[TransWest Express @TWEProject]

Rawlins, Wyoming: home of rails (@UnionPacific), hiking/biking/historic trails (@CDNST1), and windy gales - Elevation 6747.

[TransWest Express @TWEProject]

A beautiful Downtown Rawlins, Wyoming, cleanup day today with our construction partner Barnard Wilson Joint Venture joining the volunteer team - painting a creative safety crosswalk over to the Depot’s Kids Korner, designing a “music wall,” weeding and so much more.

[Macro Grid Initiative @TheMacroGrid]

🚨Exciting news out of Utah: TransWest Express construction is underway!

Earlier this month, construction began on the TransWest Express transmission line, a 732-mile interregional project that spans Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming.

More at @rtoinsider:
https://t.co/80vnIzFC1G

[Macro Grid Initiative @TheMacroGrid]

What can help mitigate grid vulnerabilities? Additional transmission capacity.

"There have been extensive studies, but a lot of that still is focused on: we need more capacity added to the grid as well and additional transmission." - DOE's Mike Goff

👇👇

[TransWest Express @TWEProject]

"there's an immediate opportunity to ensure the U.S. takes action to deploy advanced transmission technologies...as well as high-voltage regional and INTERREGIONAL TRANMISSION lines to accommodate power needs of the coming decades"
(emphasis on interregional, like TWE Project)

[Macro Grid Initiative @TheMacroGrid]

🚨New op-ed by @FERCChatterjee on transmission & AI

"An America First AI agenda will require every available transmission technology to pull off. Without an expanded transmission system, the U.S. will cede its leadership in the AI race."

In @UtilityDive: https://t.co/Rj6y8YZ29V

[TransWest Express @TWEProject]

"The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there are currently 780,000 active electricians in the United States, with another 80,000 jobs open."

[IBEW @IBEW]

The country needs more electricity – and more electricians. https://t.co/RKctPgnfi9

[Macro Grid Initiative @TheMacroGrid]

"We can't achieve energy dominance in this country if we can't get power to where it needs to go...The power grid doesn't care about where the electrons come from." -@TylerDuvelius

Great read on the importance of transmission via @jeffsaintjohn ⤵️
https://t.co/qk0wmazCNQ

[Powering Up Wyoming @PoweringUpWyo]

"Private property rights are the cornerstone of our ranching traditions. These rights empower landowners to decide how best to use their land. They provide the freedom to innovate, diversify, and adapt to changing circumstances. This is particularly important for ranching families, whose livelihoods often depend on unpredictable markets and the whims of Mother Nature. The ability to lease land for renewable energy projects, for example, is a critical opportunity that must remain within our control."

--Excerpt from a Letter to Editor in @daily_cowboy Mark Eisele and Rick Grant.

Read more: https://t.co/2y2c9Oo9jb

[Office of Electricity | U.S. Department of Energy @DOEelectricity]

This #FactFriday, we’ll cover a #FAQ: Can we have wireless transmission of electricity? 💡

The transmission of electricity without wires would result in high efficiency losses & would not be cost effective with current technology. For more OE facts: https://t.co/QHBUqkqMIk

[TransWest Express @TWEProject]

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. #gratitude

[Macro Grid Initiative @TheMacroGrid]

36 shovel-ready, high-voltage transmission projects would create around 1.3 million new jobs per @CleanEnergyGrid

Transmission delivers local economic benefits👷‍♀️👷‍♂️
https://t.co/0PD2iKuONc https://t.co/cGuBW7ZVT7

[Power Company of Wyoming @welovewind]

It’s really windy today at our Wyoming wind project site.

[TransWest Express @TWEProject]

Reminder that the state and partners established a Powerline Technology program and a new Substation Technician program at Western WY - a partner of the Carbon County Higher Education Center in Rawlins.

https://t.co/MA13sLUmrs

[Western Wyoming Community College @WesternWyoCC]

🚨 CLASSES STARTING SOON 🚨 There's still time to register and secure your spot for the upcoming semester at Western Wyoming Community College! 📚✨

Reminder: We're now on fall hours, so be sure to check our schedule and visit us soon!