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Department of Energy, Department of the Interior and Senator Harry Reid Celebrate The One Nevada Transmission Line

Department of Energy, Department of the Interior and Senator Harry Reid Celebrate The One Nevada Transmission Line

October 19, 2010

Great Basin Transmission, LLC (an affiliate of LS Power) and NV Energy participated in a celebration of the One Nevada Transmission Line (ON Line) with Jonathan Silver, Executive Director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, and U.S. Senator Harry Reid. Details of the event are provided in the statements made by each of the participants on their websites.

Department of Energy:
“Department of Energy Offers Conditional Commitment for a Loan Guarantee for New Transmission Project to Deliver Renewable Energy to Southwest”

Department of the Interior:
“Salazar Celebrates Groundbreaking of Major Nevada Transmission Line”

Senator Reid:
“Reid Breaks Ground For “On Line” North-South Transmission Line”

In August 2010, Great Basin and NV Energy announced the completion of an agreement to jointly own and construct ON Line. That agreement has been approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and is under review by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

About Great Basin Transmission
Great Basin is a single-purpose company formed to develop, finance, construct, own, and operate the Southwest Intertie Project. Great Basin is wholly owned by LS Power, a power generation and transmission group. For more information, visit www.LSPower.com.

Media Contact:
LS Power
Paula Yakubik
paula@massmediacc.com
702.433.4331

ABOUT LS POWER:

Founded in 1990, LS Power is a premier development, investment, and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector, with leading platforms across generation, transmission and energy transition solutions. Since inception, LS Power has developed or acquired 47,000 MW of power generation, including utility-scale solar, wind, hydro, battery energy storage, and natural gas-fired facilities. Additionally, LS Power Grid has built 780+ miles of high-voltage transmission, with 350+ miles and multiple grid infrastructure projects currently under construction or development. LS Power actively invests in and scales businesses that are accelerating the energy transition, including electric vehicle charging, demand response, microgrids, renewable fuels and waste-to-energy platforms. Over the years, LS Power has raised $54 billion in debt and equity capital to support North American infrastructure. For information, please visit www.LSPower.com.