Transmission Projects

New Projects Albeni Falls - Sand Creek Big Eddy-Knight Transmission Project Central Ferry-Lower Monumental Grand Coulee Line Replacement Project I-5 Corridor Reinforcement McNary-John Day Port Angeles-Juan de Fuca Summer Falls- Main Canal Swan Valley-Teton Projects on hold Completed Reliability Projects Line Rebuild, Relocation and Substation Projects Albany-Burnt Woods & Santiam-Toledo Central Ferry Substation Chehalis- Centralia Transmission Line Rebuild Hooper Springs- Lower Valley Energy Libby (FEC) to Troy Rebuild Olympic Peninsula Reinforcement Project Palisades-Goshen Rebuild Completed Line Rebuild, Relocation and Substation Projects

Big Eddy-Knight Transmission Project BPA is proposing to build a new 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line and substation in Wasco County, Oregon and Klickitat County, Washington. The new BPA transmission line would extend generally northeast from BPA's existing Big Eddy Substation in The Dalles, Oregon, to a new substation (Knight Substation) proposed to be connected to an existing BPA line about four miles northwest of Goldendale, Washington. BPA is considering three routing alternatives and a no action alternative for the proposed transmission line; portions of all three routes parallel existing BPA lines in the area. The length of the routing alternatives ranges from about 26 to 28 miles. Two substation sites are being considered for the proposed Knight Substation; the sites are within 2 miles of each other along an existing BPA transmission line. The proposed Big Eddy-Knight transmission project is needed to increase transmission capacity to respond to requests for transmission service in this area. To make an informed decision on whether to build the line and substation, and to understand the impacts of the alternatives, BPA is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). More information and project documents