"Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) owns and operates the 230 kV Santiam-Albany No. 1 electrical transmission line in Linn County, OR. The transm…
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
May 2, 2019
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Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) owns and operates the 230 kV Santiam-Albany No. 1 electrical transmission line in Linn County, OR. The transmission line is approximately 30 miles in length and runs from BPA’s Santiam Substation in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, to Albany Substation in the Willamette Valley of Linn County, Oregon. The transmission line was constructed in the early 1950s and is supported by steel lattice towers.