Site Selection
In 2015, the PUD started working with the community and a Focus Group of stakeholders to evaluate 16 potential sites for the new substation. Based on operations and aesthetic considerations, staff and the Focus Group narrowed those sites to three alternatives.
Staff presented the
final evaluation of the three sites based on community input and operational decision criteria and selected the site at the intersection of North Road and Chumstick Highway as the preferred location. In May 2017, PUD Commissioners approved moving forward with purchase of this site.
Transmission Lines
Two new transmission lines are needed to create redundant feeds to the new and existing substations to increase reliability for the Leavenworth area. One line is being planned between the existing Leavenworth substation, traveling north along Chumstick Highway and the second line is being planned in the Fox Road and North Road areas. The PUD worked with stakeholders in the area to gather input on
three route alternatives for the second line. Based on public input and the feasibility analysis, PUD staff will move forward with design on the southernmost alternative (Alt. 3).