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BPA now markets the electricity from thirty-one federal [[hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River]] and its tributaries, as well as from the [[Columbia Generating Station]], a nuclear plant located on the [[Hanford Site]] in eastern Washington. BPA has more than {{convert|15,000|mi|km|0|disp=preunit|circuit }} of electrical lines and 261 substations in the [[Pacific Northwest]] and controls approximately 75 percent of the high-voltage (230 kV and higher) transmission capacity in the region.<ref name="BPAF"/> 87 percent of the agency's sustained peak capacity (11,680 MW) is generated from hydroelectricity.<ref name="BPAF"/> | BPA now markets the electricity from thirty-one federal [[hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River]] and its tributaries, as well as from the [[Columbia Generating Station]], a nuclear plant located on the [[Hanford Site]] in eastern Washington. BPA has more than {{convert|15,000|mi|km|0|disp=preunit|circuit }} of electrical lines and 261 substations in the [[Pacific Northwest]] and controls approximately 75 percent of the high-voltage (230 kV and higher) transmission capacity in the region.<ref name="BPAF"/> 87 percent of the agency's sustained peak capacity (11,680 MW) is generated from hydroelectricity.<ref name="BPAF"/> | ||
BPA also maintains connection lines with other [[power grid]]s. It connects to the California high-voltage transmission system by [[Path 66]], which consists of the two 500 kV AC lines of the Pacific AC Intertie, plus a third 500 kV AC line of the California-Oregon Transmission Project (COTP) (managed by the Balancing Authority of Northern California). Together these three lines are operated as the [[California-Oregon Intertie]] (COI) (managed by the [[California Independent System Operator]] CAISO). An additional [[Direct current|DC]] ±500 kV line, the [[Pacific DC Intertie]], links BPA's grid at the [[Celilo Converter Station]] near [[The Dalles, Oregon]] to the [[Los Angeles Department of Water and Power]] (LADWP) grid 800 miles (1,300 km) away at the [[Sylmar Converter Station]] in | BPA also maintains connection lines with other [[power grid]]s. It connects to the California high-voltage transmission system by [[Path 66]], which consists of the two 500 kV AC lines of the Pacific AC Intertie, plus a third 500 kV AC line of the California-Oregon Transmission Project (COTP) (managed by the Balancing Authority of Northern California). Together these three lines are operated as the [[California-Oregon Intertie]] (COI) (managed by the [[California Independent System Operator]] CAISO). An additional [[Direct current|DC]] ±500 kV line, the [[Pacific DC Intertie]], links BPA's grid at the [[Celilo Converter Station]] near [[The Dalles, Oregon]] to the [[Los Angeles Department of Water and Power]] (LADWP) grid 800 miles (1,300 km) away at the [[Sylmar Converter Station]] in Los Angeles. | ||
The Northern Intertie crosses the Canada–US border in two locations at [[Blaine, Washington]] and [[Nelway, British Columbia]] and connects to two [[BC Hydro]] [[Alternating current|AC]] 500 kV lines and several lower [[voltage]] lines.<ref>{{cite web| title=BPA to automate transmission curtailment procedure for the Puget Sound Area | date=September 2007 | url=https://www.bpa.gov/news/pubs/FactSheets/fs200709-BPA%20to%20automate%20transmission%20curtailment%20procedure%20for%20the%20Puget%20Sound%20Area.pdf}}</ref> | The Northern Intertie crosses the Canada–US border in two locations at [[Blaine, Washington]] and [[Nelway, British Columbia]] and connects to two [[BC Hydro]] [[Alternating current|AC]] 500 kV lines and several lower [[voltage]] lines.<ref>{{cite web| title=BPA to automate transmission curtailment procedure for the Puget Sound Area | date=September 2007 | url=https://www.bpa.gov/news/pubs/FactSheets/fs200709-BPA%20to%20automate%20transmission%20curtailment%20procedure%20for%20the%20Puget%20Sound%20Area.pdf}}</ref> | ||