We expect the Betsy Johnson Substation, located adjacent to the Scappoose Industrial Airpark, to begin serving customers this spring. 

The new substation will accommodate load growth in the Scappoose area and ensure that we are able to continue providing reliable service to Scappoose area customers. It will serve industrial customers near the airport and residential customers in North Scappoose and South Warren.

In addition to providing power in these areas, it will back up other substations for reliability purposes. This will allow us to reroute power to customers in the event that the Scappoose Substation or Tarbell Substation goes offline because of an outage or for maintenance. 

	Apprentice Lineman Jesse Hutchins and Journeyman Lineman Kurt Nasshahn build a switch at the Betsy Johnson Substation.

A transformer inside our substation takes high-voltage electricity from transmission lines, reduces it to a lower voltage, and then sends it onto the distribution lines that run through our service area. 

In our service area, adjoining substations are linked together. If one substation is affected by an outage or is taken out of service for maintenance, its customers can be served by another substation with little or no interruption in service.

A single substation can serve thousands of homes and businesses.

Do you have an electric vehicle? You may be eligible for a $50 PUD rebate.

We are introducing a new rebate for customers who have a Level 2 electric vehicle charger. The charger must be 240V or higher, and must be installed at the address of a current Columbia River PUD customer.

Contact Energy Services Supervisor Tim Lammers by email or at (503) 397-8155 to learn more.