One Transmission Line (ON Line) Under Construction

Location: The 231-mile-long line will connect Employment: Approximately 400 workers the Harry Allen Substation north of were employed at the peak construction period. with the newly constructed Robinson Summit This includes separate crews working on the Substation located 20 miles west of Ely, Nev. transmission line, substation, and communication facilities, as well as workers involved in Voltage & Capacity: 500,000 volts, with a environmental compliance, work inspection, road capacity of approximately 600-800 megawatts. maintenance and dust control, etc.

Ownership & Capacity Rights: Great Basin Transmission Line Facts of Interest: Transmission South (an affiliate of LS Power)  844 total tower structures owns 75 percent, and NV Energy owns 25 percent  More than 3,000 anchors and 6,000 guy wires of an undivided ownership interest in the project. NV Energy has rights to 100 percent of the  Nearly 11 million feet of “conductor” (wire line’s capacity until Great Basin completes other that carries the electricity) potential project segments.  Approximately 25 million pounds of steel  60,000 gallons or more of grout to drill and Schedule: The new line and substation are in the set the anchor bolts construction phase and expected to be operational by the end of 2013. Substation Facts of Interest: General Contractors: Sturgeon Electric  694 drilled piers Company, Inc. – a MYR Group subsidiary  3,000 cubic yards of concrete is providing construction services for the transmission line and Wilson Utility Construction  220,000 pounds of reinforcing bar Co. is providing construction services for the  4 million pounds of structural steel, Robinson Summit Substation. anchor cages  2 miles of cable trench Project Benefits:  Enables the development of numerous  30 miles of ground wire renewable energy projects in Nevada  Connects NV Energy’s two main service areas for the first time  Enhances overall energy-sharing efficiencies for NV Energy’s power generation resources 6226 WEST SAHARA AVENUE, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89146

Rev 2013-07 NV Energy’s Renewable Energy Sources

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PROJECTS ON Line 500 KV NAMEPLATE MEGAWATTS Transmission Geothermal 1 Beowawe Power...... 17.7 Intertie 2 Brady...... 24.0 (Under Construction) 3 Desert Peak...... 25.0 4 Dixie Meadows...... 51.0 22 5 Faulkner 1...... 49.5 6 Galena 2...... 13.0 7 Galena 3...... 26.5 8 Homestretch...... 5.6 9 Jersey Valley...... 22.5 10 McGinness Hills...... 48.0 11 Richard Burdette Generation Facility...... 26.0 12 Salt Wells...... 23.6 13 San Emidio...... 11.8 14 Soda Lake I...... 3.6 15 Soda Lake II...... 19.5 16 Steamboat Hills...... 14.6 17 Steamboat IA ...... 2.0 SOLAR 18 Steamboat II ...... 13.4 GEOTHERMAL 19 Steamboat III ...... 13.4 WIND 20 Stillwater 2 ...... 47.2 BIOMASS Stillwater 2 Photovoltaic Addition ...... 22.0 21 Tuscarora (aka Hot Sulphur Springs 2)...... 32.0 METHANE Solar HYDRO 25 22 Crescent Dunes ...... 110.0 WASTE HEAT RECOVERY 31 23 FRV Spectrum ...... 30.0 28 24 Water District (Six Projects)...... 3.0 25 Mountain View Solar...... 20.0 In Operation 26 Nellis AFB ...... 13.2 Under Development 26 23 27 ...... 69.0 24 28 RV Apex Solar...... 20.0 Under Construction 29 Searchlight 1...... 17.5 30 Silver State Solar North ...... 52.0 Biomass / Methane 27 31 CC Land ll Energy LLC...... 12.0 40 32 Lockwood Renewable Energy Facility ...... 3.2 33 Sierra Paci c Industries...... 10.0 30 29 34 Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility...... 0.8 Hydro 35 Fleish...... 2.3 36 Hooper ...... 0.8 37 Truckee Carson Irrigation District...... 5.0 38 Verdi ...... 2.2 39 Washoe...... 2.2 Waste Heat Recovery 40 Goodsprings Energy Recovery Station...... 7.5 Wind 41 Spring Valley Wind ...... 151.8

TOTAL...... 1,044.4

Updated 04/03/13