In the News: T&D World highlights completion and energization of BPA’s Longhorn Substation

In April, the Bonneville Power Administration celebrated the completion and energization of a new high-voltage substation near Boardman, Oregon: the Longhorn Substation. The substation is part of BPA’s mission to expand and modernize the region’s electrical grid.

BPA executives joined executives and staff from the Umatilla Electric Cooperative to celebrate the first phase of the substation’s operations. UEC purchases wholesale electricity and transmission services from BPA. As a major connection point, Longhorn will now serve UEC, whose territory covers most of Umatilla County and expands into the Blue Mountains.

“This new substation illustrates how Bonneville is leading a new era for energy infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest," said BPA Administrator and CEO John Hairston. “Completing this multi-purpose facility prepares BPA to enhance the safe, reliable delivery of more abundant, low-cost electricity to our customers, communities, businesses and industries across the region."

Read more about how Longhorn Substation enhances the region’s grid resilience in the April 28 Transmission and Distribution World article.