West Transmission Project

November 2015

We’re in the early planning stages for a new transmission line On February 5, 2015, the Province of and BC Hydro announced the Transmission Project. We’re in the early planning stage for a new, secondary transmission line delivering clean, reliable power to the communities of West Kelowna and Peachland. The existing line into the area has provided reliable power to the communities for decades. The new line will strengthen and reinforce the existing transmission network.

Why it’s important About 22,000 customers are served by the Westbank Fast facts Substation and a single 138 kilovolt transmission line. WHERE: We’ve prioritized the West Kelowna area as needing a In and around West Kelowna and the redundant supply of power because of: Central . OO The large number of customers served by a single TIMING: transmission line. Earliest in-service date is 2020.

OO The challenge of restoring power on the existing transmission WHY: line resulting from its 80 kilometre length, remote location To provide redundant transmission and rough terrain. service to Westbank Substation in West Kelowna. OO The risk of destructive forces like forest fires and landslides. WHAT’S REDUNDANT SUPPLY? In the meantime, we’ll continue to monitor and manage any risks Redundant supply means there is to the existing transmission line. more than one source (for example, a What’s happening transmission Iine) providing power to the community or “back-up” power. We’re in the early stages of this project, which will involve That way, if one source is taken out of consultation with communities and stakeholders. Collaboration service, the other can still supply the with the Okanagan Nation and First Nations is underway in community with electricity. a parallel process. We’re also initiating a number of studies, including a review of three previously identified alternatives (see HOW MANY PEOPLE BENEFIT? map on back). As these studies move forward it’s possible that About 22,000 BC Hydro customers additional alternatives will be identified. are served by the Westbank Substation – or an estimated 60,000 people. Once these studies are complete, your input, along with input from other stakeholders will help inform our identification of a leading alternative, on which to do further study. We expect to See map on back page identify a leading alternative by summer 2016.

BCH15-154 Nov 2015 WestWest Kelowna Kelowna Transmission Transmission Project Project

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Alternative routes shown are conceptual. B15182B How to reach us Stakeholder Engagement, BC Hydro EMAIL: [email protected] TOLL-FREE: 1 866 647 3334 WEBSITE: bchydro.com/wktp