Mead-Phoenix Transmission

Mead-Phoenix Transmission

Participants: Anaheim (24%), Azusa (1%) Banning (1%), Burbank (15%), Colton (1%), Glendale (15%), Los Angeles (25%), Pasadena (14%), Riverside (4%)

About Mead-Phoenix

The Mead-Phoenix Transmission Project is a 256 mile, 500 kV, alternating current transmission line that extends between a southern terminus at the Westwing substation in the vicinity of Phoenix, Arizona and a northern terminus at Marketplace Substation, a substation located approximately 17 miles southwest of Boulder City, Nevada. By connecting to the Marketplace Substation, the Mead-Phoenix Transmission Project interconnects with the existing McCullough Substation in Southern Nevada. The transmission line has a transfer capability of 1,923 MW. The commercial operation date for the Mead-Phoenix Project was April 15, 1996.