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'I he EUiult H.iJlGO-kva synchronous condenser at the Bracer Creel substation, showing bus connections Jmm trims* former hank to condenser. Starting is by means of reduced voltage from the antotransfornnr hank m the siritch.vard. BEAVER CREEK SUBSTATION--KEY LINK IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM A hy J. L LA.XCFORD, tIn "i }*( Iiftncfinn t.'i'in. iiiitft/u Inmnhu'i. )i'oc<t, (.< i K i h EAVER (.'REEK substation on the Bureau of Reclamation's Culoradu-Biu Thompson Project B is the main swiichiiur station of the Bureau's hieli-vollage system now serving a widespread area in northeastern Colorado. I.ocated near Brush. Colorado, the substation was plated in operation in Mart'll 1953, the first of its kind to he installed on this liansmountain div ersion project All lines radiating from the Beat er Creek installation are operated at 115 kv except one, a 46-kv line, now being connected to the substation. Power is delivered over this network to several stepdou n substations supplving REA and other distribution systems which serve more than I4.W) customers in rural areas and in small communities. The importance of switching operations, particularly alter system troubles or unlaces, influenced the decision to make this station attended. However, operators have no control over system frequencies, and some svnchroni/.ing opera nous must be clearetl through the power plant uperaton PAGE 16 ISIWK'ltKA.X. SWING IVSt