Public Comments

Title:	Pacific Direct Current Intertie Upgrade draft EA
Description:	<P style="WIDTH: 620px">BPA released the draft environmental assessment for the proposed Pacific Direct Current Intertie Upgrade. </P> <P>BPA is proposing to upgrade equipment on the Celilo-Sylmar 500-kilovolt transmission line. The line runs from the Celilo converter station in The Dalles, Ore. to the Nevada-Oregon border (265 miles), where BPA’s ownership of the 846-mile line terminates. The upgrades would increase the PDCI transfer capability from its current 3100 megawatt (MW) capacity to 3220 MW and would improve reliability and performance of the aging direct current line. </P> <P>The draft EA describes the project, why it is needed, and discusses the environmental impacts the project would create.  It also lists mitigation measures that would lessen or eliminate those impacts. The EA is available for review and comment through March 3, 2014. <BR></P>
Start Date:	1/31/2014
End Date:	3/3/2014
Related information:	http://efw.bpa.gov/environmental_services/Document_Library/PDCI_Upgrade/

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