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- Transmission Line80,968
- Power Plant32,429
- Substation / Converter7,614
- Oil & Gas Field7,055
- Coal / Uranium Mine5,382
- Pipeline4,951
- Cement Plant3,513
- Data Centre3,283
- Iron & Steel Plant1,293
- LNG Terminal1,198
- Grid Storage965
- Iron Ore Mine949
- Chemical Plant868
- Interconnector704
- Export Terminal519
- Refinery279
- Storage / Tank Farm38
- Oil / Commodity Contract19
- Hydrogen Project18
- Carbon Capture (CCS)16
Chokepoints
Interconnector
Canada - Alberta – Canada - British Colombia interconnection
10th-largest interconnector in Canada of 22 · top 38% worldwide (#261 of 704)
- Status
- operating
- Capacity
- 1,200 MW
- Length
- 674 km
- Voltage
- 500 kV
- Connects to
- Canada
- Reverse capacity
- 1,000 MW
- Geometry
- Schematic — node to node, not a surveyed route
Comparable interconnectors · Canada · 22 ranked
- #1Canada - Newfoundland – Canada - Quebec interconnection5.2 GW
- #8Canada - Ontario – United States (US-MIDW-MISO) interconnection1.6 GW
- #9Canada - Quebec – United States (US-NY-NYIS) interconnection (planned)1.3 GW
- #10Canada - Alberta – Canada - British Colombia interconnection1.2 GW
- #11Canada - Atlantic – Canada - Quebec interconnection1.2 GW
- #12Canada - Quebec – United States (US-NE-ISNE) interconnection (planned)1.2 GW
Co-located infrastructure · within 25 km
- VAN43.8 km · Data Centre
- VAN53.9 km · Data Centre
- VAN13.9 km · Data Centre
- Fraser Surrey Docks4.2 km · Export Terminal
- HV HVDC line6.0 km · Transmission Line
- Neptune Bulk Terminal7.0 km · Export Terminal
- Neptune Bulk Terminal7.0 km · Export Terminal
- Richmond Cement Plant12 km · Cement Plant
- Tilbury Island LNG Terminal13 km · LNG Terminal · 0.03 Mtpa
- Tilbury Island LNG Terminal13 km · LNG Terminal · 0.25 Mtpa
- Tilbury Island LNG Terminal13 km · LNG Terminal · 0.65 Mtpa
- Heidelberg Delta Cement Plant13 km · Cement Plant
On the interactive map
No new planned lines visible on BC hydro transmission map.
SOURCE: Global Transmission Database v0.1 (CC BY 4.0)