Substation
Trego Grid
NV Energy
Location
Parcel Map
parcelMapUrl in energy-projects.json or the admin editor- Project Type
- Substation
- Operator / Company
- NV Energy
- City
- Reno
- County
- Washoe
- Address
- —
- Announced
- —
- Site Size
- —
- Substation Capacity
- 560 MVA
- Power / Generation
- —
- Battery Storage Capacity
- —
- Last Updated
- 2026-07-12
Related Entities
- Sierra Pacific Power Co.: NV Energy operating entity
- Trego Grid LLC: BESS applicant / annexation petitioner (adjacent site)
Agenda Timeline
2025-12-06
CUP permit application filed for the adjacent Trego Grid Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).
2026-01-06
Ward 3 NAB Regular Meeting: reviewed Trego Grid BESS conditional use permit and ~53.49-acre annexation request.
View original agenda →2026-02-03
Ward 3 NAB Regular Meeting: continued review of Trego Grid BESS CUP and annexation.
View original agenda →2026-03-04
Planning Commission Meeting: Trego Grid BESS conditional use permit reviewed.
View original agenda →2026-04-01
Planning Commission Meeting: Environmental Control raised no objection to the BESS or annexation.
View original agenda →2026-04-06
Ward 6 NAB Regular Meeting: Trego Grid BESS annexation and CUP reviewed.
View original agenda →2026-04-22
Reno City Council Meeting: ordinance introduced to annex the Trego Grid parcel.
View original agenda →2026-05-06
Reno City Council: annexation ordinance adopted.
View original agenda →
Notes
High-voltage 345/120kV transmission substation with two 280 MVA transformers (560 MVA normal / 672 MVA 2-hour emergency capacity). Being upgraded as part of NV Energy's Greenlink West transmission buildout, including a new Fort Churchill/Walker River–Mira Loma 345kV line (ISD 2027). The adjacent Trego Grid battery energy storage system went through Reno's annexation and conditional-use-permit process in 2025–2026. Connecting to the current Mira Loma substation.