Jackson County, Ore. — Pacific Power is planning an $80 million project to “improve reliability” in southern Oregon.
According to Pacific Power, a new substation would be required along with an 18-mile high capacity transmission line.
The proposed substation would be built near the intersection of Tresham Lane and Highway 234 in the Sams Valley area.
The 230 kilovolt transmission line would be built between Pacific Power’s existing substation in Grants Pass to the new substation.
“Our goal is to complete this necessary project, which will enhance reliability for more than 70,000 customers, with as little disruption to as few people as possible,” said Monte Mendenhall, regional business manager for Pacific Power. “Twenty alternative sites were evaluated before we determined the Tresham Lane location as the preferred one. We looked at land use zoning requirements, environmental impacts, visual impacts, operational efficiencies, and as required by the Public Utilities Commission, costs to customers.”
Pacific Power said the project still needs to undergo an approval process from federal, state and local authorities before it moves forward.
The project is currently planned to be completed in late 2020.
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