Need & Benefits

An essential project for Nebraska

The R-Project will:

Improve reliability of the electric grid

Relieve congestion on existing transmission lines

Provide opportunities to connect any type of new generation, including renewables

Project Overview

NPPD will construct a new 345,000-volt transmission line that will start at Gerald Gentleman Station near Sutherland, connect to a substation near Thedford, and then continue east to a substation in Holt County.

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