• BHE U.S. Transmission

    Moving Forward

    In 2014, BHE U.S. Transmission formed TransCanyon LLC through a subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation.

  • BHE U.S. Transmission

    Moving Forward

    BHE U.S. Transmission owns a 25% interest in the Prairie Wind Transmission project in Kansas.

  • BHE U.S. Transmission

    Moving Forward

    BHE U.S. Transmission, along with subsidiaries of American Electric Power Company, owns a 50% interest in Electric Transmission Texas which owns and operates electric transmission assets in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.

Investment in Transmission

Reliable Transmission Solutions

BHE U.S. Transmission provides cost-effective, reliable transmission solutions for wholesale customers.

$2.7B

BHE U.S. Transmission’s year-end 2016 rate-based transmission projects

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Reliable Transmission Solutions
BHE U.S. Transmission Projects

$1.6B

Investments toward transmission projects at voltages of 345 kilovolts and higher.


About

Committed to long-term ownership and acquisition of transmission assets, BHE U.S. Transmission builds upon the significant operational and ownership experience gained by Berkshire Hathaway Energy through its businesses’ ownership of existing electric transmission systems. BHE U.S. Transmission draws upon this experience to develop cost-effective, reliable transmission solutions for wholesale customers.

BHE U.S. Transmission’s delivery team has developed approximately $1.6 billion of transmission projects at voltages of 345 kilovolts and higher and has extensive experience in traditional utility and stand-alone transmission project development.

BHE U.S. Transmission indirectly owns a 50% interest in ETT, along with subsidiaries of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP). ETT owns and operates electric transmission assets in the ERCOT and, as of December 31, 2022, had total assets of $3.5 billion. ETT is regulated by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. A total of $3.5 billion of transmission projects were in-service as of December 31, 2022, with significant projects to be completed in 2023 through 2026. ETT’s transmission system includes approximately 1,874 line miles of transmission and 42 substations as of December 31, 2022.

BHE U.S. Transmission indirectly owns a 25% interest in Prairie Wind Transmission, LLC, a joint venture with AEP and Westar Energy, Inc., to build, own and operate a 108-mile, 345-kV transmission project in Kansas. The project cost $158 million and was fully placed in-service in November 2014.

In 2014, BHE U.S. Transmission formed TransCanyon LLC, a joint venture with Bright Canyon Energy, a newly formed subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation. TransCanyon LLC’s purpose is to identify, develop, own and construct electric transmission projects located in the 11 western states comprising the Western Electricity Coordinating Council footprint.

In 2018, BHE U.S. Transmission, American Electric Power and FirstEnergy launched Grid Assurance, LLC, a grid recovery solution to help improve the resilience of the electric grid by providing its customers with ready access to securely-stored spare equipment.

In May 2020, BHE U.S. Transmission acquired the general partner and limited partner interests in MATL LLP, a U.S. based company with 132 transmission line miles in the U.S. of the total 214-mile 230-kV line running from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada to Great Falls, Montana.

BHE U.S. Transmission continues to evaluate development opportunities in evolving competitive markets either through joint ventures or on a stand-alone basis. BHE U.S. Transmission

BHE U.S. Transmission Project Locations

Project Locations

BHE U.S. Transmission has partnered with major entities to own and operate assets in the western U.S. and is exploring opportunities to expand.

Partnerships

BHE U.S. Transmission builds strategic partnerships to deliver stakeholder and customer benefits.

Regulatory Notices

Notice

MCCT Stakeholder Meeting – 2023

MCCT Annual True-up Filing – 2022      PDF format      Excel format

MCCT Annual Formula Rate Projection – 2023    PDF format   Excel format

MCCT Annual True-up Filing – 2021      PDF format      Excel format

MCCT Stakeholder Meeting – 2022

MCCT Order No. 864 Compliance Filing Revising Transmission Formula Rate     PDF format    Excel format    MCCT Computation of Excess

MCCT Annual True-up Filing – 2020    PDF format    Excel format

MCCT Annual Formula Rate Projection – 2022    PDF format    Excel format

MCCT Stakeholder Meeting - 2021

MCCT Annual Formula Rate Projection – 2021    PDF format    Excel format

MCCT Stakeholder Meeting - 2020

MCCT Annual True-up Filing – 2019      PDF format      Excel format

MCCT TRBAA Filing – 2020

MCCT Annual Formula Rate Projection – 2020    PDF format    Excel format

MCCT Transmission Section 205 Filing

MCCT Annual Formula Rate Projection – 2019    PDF format    Excel format

MCCT Transmission Owner Tariff

MCCT Abandonment Filing

Notice Date

August 4, 2023

June 29, 2023

September 27, 2022

June 30, 2022

June 30, 2022

September 30, 2021


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June 30, 2021

June 30, 2021

September 30, 2020

June 30, 2020

June 30, 2020

December 20, 2019

September 27, 2019

March 19, 2019

September 27, 2018

September 7, 2018

June 28, 2019

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Contact

General

For more information about BHE U.S. Transmission, contact:

Heather Cushman
Controller, BHE U.S. Transmission
Phone: 515-242-4348
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Media

For media questions related to BHE U.S. Transmission, contact:

Jessi Strawn
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Phone: 515-281-2711


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