Peace to Kelly Lake Stations Sustainment Project

To maintain the existing transmission system, upgrades are needed to address aging equipment at the Kennedy and McLeese Capacitor Stations, the Peace Canyon Generating Station, and the Williston Substation.

A capacitor station is a facility where electricity from a high-voltage transmission line is carried through a series of devices called capacitors. This helps maintain the voltage levels in a transmission line, allowing more electricity to pass through a line over long distances.

We'll be replacing the aging voltage stabilization equipment at Peace Canyon and Williston and the end-of-life capacitor control system in the two capacitor stations. At Kennedy Capacitor Station and at Williston Substation, the existing control buildings will also be replaced.
 

This stations sustainment project will provide increased reliability to the electrical backbone that brings power from Peace Region down to the south coast and replace near end-of-life equipment.

Most of the stations affected by this upgrade are located away from population except the Williston Substation. That substation is located southeast of the Prince George International Airport east of the intersection of Cummings Road and Pooley Road.
 

Project construction will start April 2023 and the expected completion date is around 2028.