ProjectRegional context

Schultz-Raver 500 kV Line Upgrade

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BPA transmission project. A project record with the source’s own status, dates and estimates. A proposal or connection request does not establish operation.

2026-07-29

BPA transmission project

Bonneville Power Administration
Portfolio cycleBPA’s planned transmission upgrades, with published status, cost estimates and expected dates.Definition ↗
GERP 1.0· Cross Cascades North
Status
Scoping(filed as “SCOPING”)
Expected energization
2032
Bundle
SCHULTZ-RAVER SERIES CAPS

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).

Justification as BPA states it: Will create additional capacity to support regional load growth, reliability needs and commercial requests for long-term transmission

Line segments

Substations

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A planning bundle in BPA's Grid Expansion and Reinforcement Portfolio: status, expected energization and cost change with each cycle; not a permit, a contract or a route. 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.

Map location unavailable. This plant remains part of the source inventory and tables.

Estimated cost
400,000,000USD
Source & method

The publisher's planning estimate for the project at publication (BPA GERP: nominal dollars as the layer carries it on the bundle, which does not say what it covers; BPA's summaries can state it for a group of projects); not a budget, contract or actual

2026-07-29 · reported · direct · valid · final

BPA's planning estimate as the layer carries it on this bundle at publication; nominal dollars. The layer does not say what it covers; BPA's project summaries can state it for a group of projects (group_name)

Bundle_ID=P05470; layer=lines

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Geographic & reporting context

A planning bundle in BPA's Grid Expansion and Reinforcement Portfolio: status, expected energization and cost change with each cycle; not a permit, a contract or a route. 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.

Sources for this record

Frozen citation page ↗

Grid Expansion & Reinforcement Portfolio, line projects (Evolving Grid), layer 11

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.

Grid Expansion & Reinforcement Portfolio, substation projects (Evolving Grid), layer 10

Bonneville Power Administration, Grid Expansion & Reinforcement Portfolio substation projects (Evolving Grid), 2026

Proposed new or rebuilt substations as BPA published them for its GERP cycle: expected energization year, estimated cost in dollars and status are planning figures at publication; the point is the existing substation yard or the named site.

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