HVDC Vancouver Island

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HVDC Vancouver Island
HVDC Vancouver Island pylon
Location
Country	Canada
State	British Columbia
Coordinates	48°49′39″N 123°42′55″W / 48.82750°N 123.71528°W / 48.82750; -123.71528 (Vancouver Island Terminal (North Cowichan Static Inverter Plant))
From	Delta, British Columbia
To	Duncan, British Columbia
Ownership information
Owner	BC Hydro
Operator	BC Hydro
Construction information
Installer of substations	ASEA
Commissioned	Pole 1: 1968 Pole 2: 1977
Decommissioned	Pole 1: 2014 Pole 2: 2016
Technical information
Type	Multi-terminal
Type of current	HVDC
Total length	75 km (47 mi)
Power rating	370 MW
DC voltage	280 kV

HVDC Vancouver Island is a de-energized high-voltage direct current interconnection owned by BC Hydro that runs between Arnott Substation (ARN) in Delta, British Columbia at 49°5′31″N 123°2′31″W / 49.09194°N 123.04194°W / 49.09194; -123.04194 (Arnott Substation) on the Canadian mainland, and the Vancouver Island Terminal (VIT) in Duncan, British Columbia on Vancouver Island at 48°49′39″N 123°42′55″W / 48.82750°N 123.71528°W / 48.82750; -123.71528 (Vancouver Island Terminal). It went into operation in 1968 and was extended in 1977. HVDC Vancouver Island consists of three overhead line sections with a total length of 42 kilometres and two submarine cable sections with a length of 33 kilometres. Pole 1 ceased operation in 2014, and Pole 2 ceased operation in 2016. The infrastructure remains in place and portions may be re-used in the future.