EPR Projects

Projects for Electrical Generation and Transmission
Statewide Economic Benefits Assessment, Various Renewable Electricity Transmission Lines, Northwestern Energy, Inc., Montana A number of transmission line and wind energy projects are currently proposed for Montana. Developed economic benefits assessments for the Montana Renewables Collector System lines, the Mountain States Transmission Intertie, and Colstrip Upgrades. Researched and developed profiles for each project for project purchases and labor, and used statewide version of IMPLAN®, model to estimate impacts. Important to the impact assessment was appropriate “sectoring” of project demands for labor and by industrial sector for suppliers. Back to the project list.
Haiwee Geothermal NEPA Programmatic NEPA/CEQA EIS, Inyo County, CA, U.S. Bureau of Land Management Responsible for socioeconomic analyses (population, labor market, housing, public services and facilities, fiscal, and environmental justice) for BLM Proposed Action to revise leasing policies for geothermal power exploration and development. Established Reasonable Foreseeable Development scenario, describing potential on-site development that might occur under the new leasing policies, estimating employment, income, and timing, as basis for impact analysis. Used IMPLAN® to develop total impacts of policy changes. Evaluated Environmental Justice issues. Back to the project list.
EA, Colville Transmission Line and Substation Project, Eastern WA, Bonneville Power Administration Responsible for socioeconomic, land use, aesthetic, and fiscal portions of assessments for three alternative transmission line routings. Back to the project list.
EA, Tri-Cities Transmission Line and Substation Alternatives Project, WA, USBPA Responsible for socioeconomic, land use, aesthetic, and fiscal portions of assessments for three alternative transmission line routings in the Tri-Cities area, WA. Back to the project list.
Socioeconomic Analysis, Harquehala-Devers Transmission Line, for Southern California Edison As subcontractor to Environmental Planning Group, Inc. conducted economic, population, demographic, and public services/facilities analyses for 229-mile 500 kV transmission line and 220 small KV ugrapde from Phoenix area to near San Bernardino, CA, traversing 4 counties. Back to the project list.
Jackrabbit Transmission Line Socioeconomic Analysis, Northwest Power, Bozeman, MT Conducted socioeconomic analysis for the 30-mile long 161kV transmission line. Used IMPLAN to predict secondary economic benefits. Evaluated population, housing, and public service impacts. Back to the project list.
Socioeconomic Analysis, Riverside Energy Center, for City of Riverside, CA As subcontractor to Power Engineers, conducted economic, population, demographic, and public services/facilities analyses for power plant and transmission line in the City. Back to the project list.
Transmission Line Route Selection Studies, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company Responsible for environmental constraints and opportunities analyses for major route selection studies. Participated in public hearings for the project. Back to the project list.
Socioeconomic Impacts, Nuclear Plant Decommissioning, for USDOE, Hanford, WA Conducted detailed evaluations of the population, economic and public facilities impacts of the proposed decommissioning of a nuclear power plant a the Hanford Reservation, WA. Managed development of an integrated economic/demographic model and its use for the project. Back to the project list.
NEPA EIS, A.B. Brown Power Generating Station, Southern Indiana, Indianapolis Power and Light Company Responsible for socioeconomics, land use, and aesthetics analyses for large coal-fired generating plant and transmission line alternatives. Back to the project list.
Economic Impacts, Proposed Electricity Rate Increases, Upper Midwest States Conducted input-output analyses and special industry pricing studies for a project to evaluate the impact of electricity rate increases that would result from regulations requiring major new expenditures in pollution abatement equipment, for a consortium of electric utilities in the upper Midwest. Back to the project list.
Economic Impacts, Proposed Electricity Rate Increases, South Central US States Conducted input-output analyses and special industry pricing studies for a project to evaluate the impact of electricity rate increases that would result from regulations requiring major new expenditures in pollution abatement equipment, for a consortium of electric utilities in the south Central states. Back to the project list.
Barren Ridge Renewable Transmission Project Socioeconomics and Environmental Justice, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Principal Investigator for socioeconomic analysis. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service (Forest Service), the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) are sponsoring a joint Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed Barren Ridge Renewable Transmission Project. Project consists of numerous alternative links for new 230kV lines and upgrades located in Kern and Los Angeles counties. Conducting economic impact analysis using IMPLAN, and Environmental Justice evaluation. Back to the project list.
NEPA EIS and Major Facilities Siting Act Permit, Mountain States Transmission Intertie 500kV Project, Idaho and Montana, Northwestern Energy Principal Investigator, Socioeconomics. Conducted baseline (26 counties plus two states) and impact analyses for 400+-mile transmission line (21 alternative routes comprised of 11 altenative links) in Southwest Montana and Eastern Idaho. Used IMPLAN and assessed Environmental Justice impacts. Back to the project list.