Transmission pathRegional context

West of Hatwai

About this record

Flowgate BPA meters and publishes flows for, WECC Path 6. Drawn as the 7 BPA lines that make up the cut. A metered cut plane, not a single wire.

2026-09-18

Total transfer capability
4,275MW
Source & method

BPA's published TTC series for the path (mode over the 30-day OPI window) or the WECC path rating where BPA publishes none; a directional operating limit, not a sum of line ratings

2026-09-18 · reported · curated · valid · final

BPA OPI TTC series 2026-08-18..09-17: E-W TTC mode 4,275 MW (range 2,500-4,275); WECC Path 6 accepted rating 4,277 MW E-W, W-E not defined

bpa_paths.csv; path_id=west-of-hatwai; source=https://www.bpa.gov/-/media/Aep/transmission/atc-methodology/ATCID_V88_11FEB2026.pdf

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Cut plane

BPA lines

From Hatwai / Bell / Westside / North Lewiston (east) to Lower Granite / Grand Coulee / Creston / Tucannon River (west). Sign convention: west to east positive (E-W TTC series negative; typical E-W flow reads negative). Drawn as the named BPA lines

BPA publishes this path in its OPI CSV (15-minute); not yet collected live

Curated from BPA Transmission Services, reviewed 2026-09-18.

Geographic & reporting context

Partial: ATCID V88 also lists Dry Creek-Talbot 230 (AVA/PAC), Devils Gap-Stratford 115, Lind-Warden 115, Dry Gulch-Pomeroy 69 (WECC/2025 Transmission Plan 9.9 list Harrington-Odessa 115, Lind-Roxboro 115, Dry Gulch 115/69 instead) - none in BPA line file (file has only the tap segment Odessa Tap to Devils Gap-Stratford); Tucannon River-North Lewiston terminates at Avista North Lewiston; OASIS path WOH_E>W; PI 43523 A path is a metered cut plane; its TTC is a directional operating limit for the whole path, never a rating of any single line, and flow on it is not attributable to one line.

Sources for this record

Frozen citation page ↗

BPA interties and flowgates (pipeline/config/crosswalks/bpa_paths.csv)

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.

BPA Transmission Lines (Public View), layer 0 BPA_TransmissionLines

Bonneville Power Administration, Geospatial Services

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