Public Comments

Title:	Richland Substation to Stevens Drive Transmission Line Rebuild Project
Description:	BPA proposes to rebuild an approximately 3-mile-long segment of the White Bluffs to Richland No. 1 115-kilovolt (kV) transmission line from Stevens Drive Substation south to the Richland Substation within the City of Richland, Washington (see enclosed project map). The rebuild is necessary to ensure unplanned outages in the Tri-Cities area are less likely to occur. Over the past five years, the BPA transmission system has experienced 15 unplanned outages on the Richland – Stevens Drive 115 kV line. Six of these outages were resolved by dispatchers who were able to remotely reclose breakers to restore service without investigation or repairs. Five of these outages occurred during peak loading periods in the spring and summer. If BPA takes no action, these outages could increase in frequency and result in longer, more widespread power interruptions to customers in the area. Your comments will help BPA determine the issues that should be addressed in the environmental review.
Start Date:	3/24/2023
End Date:	4/26/2023
Related information:	www.bpa.gov/nepa/richland-stevens-drive