Unless the solar farm is right next to a transmission line or substation, a dedicated transmission line called a generation tie (“gen-tie”) will need to be built. These g en-ties cost approximately $1 million per mile to construct.

What Is a Gen-Tie Line? A generation interconnect (gen-tie) line is a series of poles, wires, cables, anchors and foundations connecting nearby power generation sites and substations.

Solar farms connect to the power grid to deliver electricity at utility or community scale. Contact SelectROW to access land for solar farms and gen-ties.

Gen-Tie Lines means the generator lead or transmission lines constructed by or on behalf of an Obligor or otherwise provided for by an Obligor to carry electrical power and other transmissions, including communications, from any collector or feeder lines associated with WTGs of any Project to the relevant substation therefor, including any and ...

Oct 25, 2022 · Dedicated transmission lines tie the substations to the grid. “Gen-tie is a common term for the overhead power lines we design,” explains Alexey Kondrashov, a senior electrical engineer with Blymyer.

Sep 4, 2020 · What is a generation tie? Gen-Tie Lines means the generator lead or transmission lines constructed by or on behalf of an Obligor or otherwise provided for by an Obligor to carry electrical power and other transmissions, including communications, from any collector or feeder lines associated with WTGs of any Project to the relevant substation …

To interconnect generation projects to the grid, developers and transmission providers must coordinate the construction and ownership of (1) discrete transmission facilities – known as generation tie-lines, (2) a substation at the point where the generation tie-line interconnects with the grid, and (3) upgrades to the transmission providers ...

Feb 11, 2025 · This BESS project includes ASEC’s detailed engineering services for the design and implementation of a 230 kV Generation Tie transmission line. The Gen-Tie line spans approximately one mile, two-thirds of which is underground.

Generation Interconnect (Gen-Tie) These are facilities that connect the original source of electric power (generation) to the transmission system. They are typically less than five miles long.

Gen-tie transmission lines deliver clean energy from wind and solar resources to residential and commercial utility customers via the power grid. The West Camp Wind Farm in Northern Arizona will connect, via a gen-tie line, to existing transmission infrastructure associated with the Cholla Power Plant, which is scheduled to be decommissioned in ...