BPA line geometry as published, with the operating voltage in kV as reconciled from the source field; no power flow or capacity.
2026-07-07
BPA field VoltageMeas read as kilovolts: the source declares no unit, but every line whose name states a kV figure carries that figure in the field and values fall on standard classes (validation check lines.voltage_unit_is_kv)
2026-07-07 · reported · derived · valid · final
Unit established by reconciliation: line names that state a kV figure agree with the field for every such line, and values fall on standard transmission classes; the Pacific DC Intertie rows read 1000-1100 (pole-to-pole DC)
BPA Transmission Lines (Public View), layer 0 BPA_TransmissionLines; OBJECTID=821202; GlobalID=9e27a406-9a32-44b9-9362-dd0acc84994d; XRefCd=SHUL-RAVE-3; field=VoltageMeas
Publisher & attribution ↗ Cite this released fact ↗BPA field VoltageMeas retained as published; the source declares no unit, so no kV assertion is made
2026-07-07 · reported · direct · valid · final
BPA Transmission Lines (Public View), layer 0 BPA_TransmissionLines; OBJECTID=821202; GlobalID=9e27a406-9a32-44b9-9362-dd0acc84994d; XRefCd=SHUL-RAVE-3; field=VoltageMeas
Publisher & attribution ↗ Cite this released fact ↗The 2025 Transmission Plan lists the West of Cascades North path's lines as including "Schultz-Raver #1, #3, and #4 500 kV lines (BPA)".2025 Transmission Plan (final), section 9.4 West of Cascades North Path, PDF p. 88 · as of 2026-08-25 · The voltage as BPA writes it in its plan; the line layer's VoltageMeas field reads 500 and declares no unit · as_of is the PDF's creation date; the plan prints no issue date. BPA's ATC Implementation Document (V88, PDF p. 8) also writes 500-kV.
BPA lists the line among the BPA-owned lines of its Cross Cascades North E>W flow-based path (OASIS path C-CASC_N): "BPA-Owned Transmission Lines: Schultz-Raver #1, #3, & #4 500-kV".Available Transfer Capability Implementation Document, Version 88 (effective 2026-02-11), PDF p. 8, flow-based path table, Cross Cascades North · as of 2026-02-11 · Ownership as BPA's ATC Implementation Document states it; no document read names an operator separately · The same row names Puget Sound Energy's Rocky Reach-Cascade 230-kV as the path's one line BPA does not own.
BPA publishes the line in its own layer; its own document states the ownership. No document read names an operator separately."The West of Cascades North (WOCN) Path spans the northern Cascades Mountain range in Washington State … It is comprised of system elements owned by BPA and PSE and only flows in the east-to-west direction. This path consists of the following transmission lines: … Schultz-Raver #1, #3, and #4 500 kV lines (BPA)".2025 Transmission Plan (final), section 9.4 West of Cascades North Path, PDF p. 88 · as of 2026-08-25 · Path membership as BPA's plan states it; the atlas's path relation is the reviewed row west-of-cascades-north of crosswalks/bpa_paths.csv · BPA's Cross Cascades North flowgate is its share of the path (ATC Implementation Document V88, PDF p. 8).
A reviewed row of crosswalks/bpa_paths.csv names this line in the path. A path's transfer capability limits the whole cut, never this line.The plan's Schultz-Raver Series Capacitors project upgrades "the 500 kV series capacitor on the Schultz-Raver #4 500 kV line … to its ultimate rating to match the 500 kV series capacitor on the Schultz-Raver #3 500 kV line": this line carries a 500 kV series capacitor.2025 Transmission Plan (final), section 9.4, Schultz-Raver Series Capacitors, PDF p. 88 · as of 2026-08-25 · Equipment BPA names on this line; the capacitor's rating is not published · That project (bundle P04364, estimated cost 50,300,000 USD, expected energization 2029) works on the No 4 line's capacitor, not this line's.
BPA's public structure layer lists 366 structure points under the operating line name "Schultz-Raver No 3": symbol code LTS on 361, LTR on 3 and B on 2.BPA_TransmissionStructure_View, layer 0 (reloaded 2026-09-26), where OperatingLineNm = 'Schultz-Raver No 3'; returnCountOnly, and counts by StrcSymbolCd · as of 2026-09-27 · Structure points BPA publishes under the line's name, counted on the retrieval date; BPA does not define the symbol codes, so no structure type is read from them · The layer names the line, not its XRefCd, and reloads like the line layer; the atlas does not acquire it.
Schultz-Raver 500 kV Line Upgrade: "BPA proposes upgrading the existing Schultz-Raver #3 and Schultz-Raver #4 500 kV lines to a higher-rated capacity. BPA would reconductor the 77 miles of line (154 miles total) between BPA's Schultz Substation (Ellensburg, WA) and Raver Substation (Ravensdale, WA)." Estimated completion: 2032 (updated from 2030).Grid Expansion and Reinforcement Portfolio (GERP) 1.0 Project Summaries (updated 1/23/26), Cross Cascades North Upgrades, PDF p. 2 · as of 2026-01-23 · Preliminary estimated direct cost BPA states for the three Cross Cascades North Upgrades together: this reconductor, a new capacitor at Paul Substation and a new static VAR compensator at Olympia Substation. Not this line's cost · BPA's GERP line layer carries the same 400,000,000 on bundle P05470's Schultz-Raver No 3 row.
Tier 1 GERP Schultz-Raver Reconductor: "Reconductor Schultz – Raver Line for Cross Cascades North initiative." Authorized and forecast direct capital: N/A.Major Capital Projects, End-of-Project Target Performance, Quarterly Status Report – Q2 2026, PDF p. 3; footnote 4, PDF p. 11 · as of 2026-04-29 · BPA's quarterly capital report withholds the project's authorized and forecast cost · held by BPA: "N/A indicates contracts have not been awarded - cost estimates are confidential" (footnote 4) · as_of is the PDF's creation date. BPA publishes this report each quarter; a later one may carry an authorized cost.
Schultz-Raver Reconductor and Paul Capacitor: "Both Schultz-Raver #3 and #4 500 kV lines will be re-conductored"; the #4 series capacitor upgraded to match #3's; a +350/-300 Mvar STATCOM at Olympia 230 kV; a 302 Mvar shunt capacitor bank at Paul 500 kV. "Expected Energization: 2032".2025 Transmission Plan (final), section 9.4, Schultz-Raver Reconductor and Paul Capacitor, PDF p. 88; project lists PDF pp. 85 and 103 (bundle P5470) · as of 2026-08-25 · Estimated Cost of that plan of service as a whole, in direct costs without overheads, or typical costs of similar projects where no official estimate exists (plan, PDF p. 39). Not this line's cost · The same plan's tables give 2029 (PDF p. 85) and 2030 (PDF p. 103) for this project; the text's 2032 is quoted and none is corrected. The GERP summaries state 400,000,000 USD for a scope named differently; the two are never added or reconciled.
Each cost is the figure its document states for the scope it names, never this line’s alone; figures from different documents are not added or reconciled. Dates are BPA’s expectations as each document prints them.
A line beside a plant or project never establishes a connection, available capacity or transmission service.
Plants whose reported point lies within 3 km of this line; context, not a connection
Informational geometry, name and operating voltage (kV, reconciled). No connectivity, capacity, ownership beyond what BPA states, or flow is asserted.
Path definitions from BPA's OPI Paths page, ATCID V88 and 2025 Transmission Plan; ratings from BPA's OPI TTC series and the WECC 2026 Path Rating Catalog
A path is a metered cut plane; member lines are those BPA names, so partial cuts (non-BPA lines) are noted per row. TTC is a directional operating limit on the review date, not a rating of any line.
Bonneville Power Administration: Transmission Plan, ATC Implementation Document, GERP project summaries, quarterly capital reports and public GIS layers, cited per row
Dated statements BPA's own documents make about a line, each with its document, page and review date. Costs are for the scope each document names, never one line's cost, and are never added across documents; an absent row names who holds the figure.
Bonneville Power Administration, Grid Expansion & Reinforcement Portfolio line projects (Evolving Grid), 2026
Proposed line rebuilds and upgrades as BPA published them for its GERP cycle: expected energization year, estimated cost in dollars and status are BPA's planning figures at publication and change with each cycle; the geometry is the existing line the project follows, not a final route.
Bonneville Power Administration, Geospatial Services
This product was made for informational purposes only and was created with the best available data at time of production. It does not represent any legal information or boundaries. BPA GIS disclaims responsibility or liability for any data discrepancies or errors. No BPA endorsement; no engineering or rights-of-way use. Operating voltage is retained raw only; the source declares no unit.
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