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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
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Interconnector
United States (US-NW-BPAT) – United States (US-NW-PGE) interconnection
15th-largest interconnector in United States of 159 · top 22% worldwide (#149 of 704)
- Status
- operating
- Capacity
- 2,395 MW
- Length
- 12 km
- Connects to
- United States
- Geometry
- Schematic — node to node, not a surveyed route
Comparable interconnectors · United States · 159 ranked
- #1United States (US-MIDW-MISO) – United States (US-MIDA-PJM) interconnection10.1 GW
- #13United States (US-MIDW-AECI) – United States (US-CENT-SWPP) interconnection (planned)2.5 GW
- #14United States (US-MIDW-MISO) – United States (US-CENT-SWPP) interconnection (planned)2.5 GW
- #15United States (US-NW-BPAT) – United States (US-NW-PGE) interconnection2.4 GW
- #16United States (US-MIDW-MISO) – United States (US-MIDA-PJM) interconnection (planned)2.1 GW
- #17United States (US-CAL-CISO) – United States (US-SW-SRP) interconnection2.1 GW
Co-located infrastructure · within 25 km
- H5 DC - Portland2.7 km · Data Centre
- The Pittock Internet Exchange3.0 km · Data Centre
- Pittock Block3.0 km · Data Centre
- United States (US-NW-AVA) – United States (US-NW-BPAT) interconnection12 km · Interconnector · 1.1 GW
- United States (US-NW-AVRN) – United States (US-NW-BPAT) interconnection12 km · Interconnector · 1.3 GW
- United States (US-CAL-BANC) – United States (US-NW-BPAT) interconnection12 km · Interconnector · 1.6 GW
- Vancouver Port Coal Terminal13 km · Export Terminal
- River Road Gen Plant14 km · Power Plant · 248 MW · gas
- 500 kV line19 km · Transmission Line
- Keeler Substation 500/230kV Tie No 319 km · Transmission Line
- Keeler Substation19 km · Substation / Converter
- Troutdale Substation19 km · Substation / Converter
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Assumption that the max hourly interchange value reached between Jan 2019 - Dec 2023 is representative for available transmission capacity between BA's. — No planned interconnections oulined in the Ready-To-Go Transmission Projects 2023 report.
SOURCE: Global Transmission Database v0.1 (CC BY 4.0)