ve rA ke al W ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM IN SOUTH BURNABY March 2014 E 49th Ave ds gsw m Ed ay hs Ave t iffi Gr Rumble St Gille y Dr ve 8A t rin wy r 69 KV TRANSMISSION LINE yd Bo Big Bend Area Tree Island Substation (Private) Crown Paper Substation (Private) Que e 1 km en Ew St e Av g borou ns hC on n GDS11-365 230 KV TRANSMISSION LINE R ne to r SUBSTATIONS r Big Bend d Substation Pk FUTURE BIG BEND SUBSTATION eD ec No 7 Rd nly on By 0.5 Ma Riverway Golf Course Way Gle 0 ve 6A S 20 Marine Way d e Av Sout r River R 10 hridge Dr Marine D N Fr aser St Newell Substation BIG BEND SUBSTATION PROJECT McMillan Bloedel Substation (Private) on ay aW ad Kin n Ca Royal Oak Ave Nelson Ave Patterson Ave Kerr St Boundary Rd Tyne St Imperial Street BC Hydro is building a new substation in the Big Bend area of Burnaby. The new Big Bend Substation will meet increasing demand for electricity in this rapidly growing area. WHY IS THE PROJECT NEEDED? In Big Bend – a major commercial, business and light industrial hub in south east Burnaby – demand for electricity is expected to increase by 20 per cent over the next 10 years. BC Hydro has purchased property in the heart of this area, to build a new substation to meet the growing needs of our Big Bend customers. WHAT IS A SUBSTATION? Substations transform the electricity carried by the high voltage transmission system down to a lower voltage that is then distributed to businesses and homes. Generation: Generation: Electricity isisgenerated by by Electricity generated BC Hydro and independent BC Hydro and independent power producers power producers Transmission: Transmission: Electricity is moved from from Electricity is moved where it is produced to where it is produced to where it is used where it is used Substations: Substations: Voltage isisreduced at at Voltage reduced substations to provide substations to provide power suitable for use in power for use in homes suitable and businesses homes and businesses Distribution: Distribution: voltageelectricity electricity is is LowLow voltage provided to neighbourhoods provided to neighbourhoods and businesses and businesses GDS14-082 WHAT’S HAPPENING? The Big Bend Substation will comprise two enclosed buildings and some outdoor equipment. One building will house the equipment that controls substation operations. The other will contain distribution equipment. The outdoor equipment includes two transformers and related equipment. BC Hydro has retained an architect and a landscape architect, to design the substation buildings and grounds so that they fit into the Glenlyon Business Park. SCHEDULE We plan to start construction in fall 2014, so that the Big Bend Substation will be operating by fall 2016. PRELIMINARY DESIGN CONCEPTS OF BUILDINGS AND LANDSCAPING FOR MORE INFORMATION If you’d like more information about the Big Bend Substation Project, please visit: bchydro.com/bigbendsub. If you have any questions, please contact: Lesley Wood BC Hydro Stakeholder Relations Phone: 604 623 4472 Email: [email protected] VIEW OF GIS BUILDING FROM BYRNE CREEK
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