Xcel Energy proposes to build a new 115-kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line on steel monopoles from the existing Anadarko Substation to connect and supply the power to operate the proposed Phillips 66 Pintail Compressor Station, approximately 2.5 miles east of the Town of Gilcrest in Weld County, Colorado. The new proposed compressor station is needed to support the increased gas volumes forecasted by local gas producers in 2025. It is being designed with 30,000 hp of electric motor-driven compression that will transport the gas to local processing facilities. Phillips 66 requested the transmission interconnection and will fund its development.
We are evaluating three route alternatives for the transmission line (ranging from 2.5 to 3.5 miles) in a routing study that considers existing and planned land uses, proximity to residences, sensitive plant and wildlife species and their habitats, cultural resources, aesthetics/visual resources, and input received from landowners. Route Alternative 1 was selected as the preferred route.
Xcel Energy’s Pintail Interconnection Project and Phillip 66’s Pintail Compressor Station will be built and permitted separately; however, Xcel Energy and Phillips 66 are coordinating efforts.
Xcel Energy is more than an energy provider – we are a committed partner, helping businesses meet their unique needs. We provide safe, reliable electricity for customers throughout Colorado which includes building new infrastructure to serve growing customer needs.
Project Planning: Summer 2022 – Spring 2023
Public Outreach: Spring -- Summer 2023
Permitting: 2024
Construction: Late 2024 – 2025
In Service: 2025
(Schedule subject to change.)
To contact us with questions or comments, please call our project hotline at 303-571-7707 or send an email to PintailInterconnection@xcelenergy.com.
Pintail Interconnection Information Sheet (PDF)
Transmission Fact Sheet (PDF)
Power Line Safety Fact Sheet (PDF)
Transmssion Line Construction (PDF)
