Alberta OKs construction of Montana-Alberta transmission line

Tonbridge Power has received from Alberta regulators a permit to build its proposed C$140-million (US$130 million) 215-mile international transmission line that would stretch from Lethbridge, Alberta, to Great Falls, Montana, the Toronto-based developer said Wednesday. The Alberta Utilities Commission's approval Tuesday of the proposed Montana Alberta Tie Ltd. line was the final Canadian permit needed for the 240-kV AC line, which would interconnect electricity markets and carry 300 MW north and south. The commission said the proposed line satisfied its conditions, including a process for negotiating disputes with landowners. US approvals still are needed for the line. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the US Department of Energy are expected to release soon a final environmental impact statement that will... [read full story]