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North Langford Substation

West Shore communities—including Bear Mountain, Colwood, Highlands, Langford, Metchosin, and View Royal—are among the fastest‑growing areas on Vancouver Island, and we're making sure our electricity system grows with them. To continue delivering reliable power to homes and businesses, we're planning to build a new substation in the City of Langford.

What we're doing

Colwood Substation currently supplies power to the West Shore communities, including Bear Mountain, Colwood, Highlands, Langford, Metchosin, and View Royal. Over the next decade, electricity demand in the area is expected to increase by 26%, and the existing substation could reach full capacity as early as 2030.

To meet this growing demand, we need to build a new outdoor substation to supply power to the area. Once complete, the North Langford Substation will be the second-largest substation in the Capital Regional District, helping power an additional 40,000 to 70,000 homes.

The West Shore communities are experiencing rapid growth, creating a need for a new substation to support increasing electricity demand.

Once complete, the North Langford Substation will be the second largest substation in the Capital Regional District and will help power an additional 40,000 to 70,000 homes in the area.

The North Langford Substation will be located in the Langford Heights Business Park at 2161 Caribou Drive, near Millstream Road, in the City of Langford.

Details such as the size of the facility and the routes for the power lines haven't been determined yet. We'll share this information once we begin early planning and design work for the new substation.

North Langford Substation project site map

North Langford Substation project site map

View the project site map [PDF, 923 KB] at a larger size.
 

We're still in the early planning stages, and the overall schedule hasn't been finalized. We'll share more information as the project progresses and additional details become available.

We know the new substation will bring changes to the area, and we'll continue to keep residents informed throughout the process.

We'll begin community engagement once the early planning and design phase is underway.

Get in touch

If you'd like to learn more about this project, please contact:

Jason Macnaughton
Phone: 250 508 2947
Email: jason.macnaughton@bchydro.com
 

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