Jackson Bulk Substation Project

To help maintain grid reliability, we’re developing a new approximately 18-acre electrical substation and overhead power lines connecting to our electrical grid to support the planned growth along the Jackson Highway Corridor area of Sacramento County.

Project benefits

Jackson Bulk Substation expands our grid to increase capacity and provide safe and reliable electrical service to current and future communities in Jackson Township, New Bridge, Mather South and West Jackson Highway areas.

Location

Jackson Bulk Substation is in Sacramento County at the southeast corner of Excelsior Road and Jackson Road on two adjacent parcels at 6037 Excelsior Rd. and 10590 Jackson Road. The project area includes linear corridors extending east, west and south of the proposed substation for new or upgraded overhead lines.

Anticipated activities

• Substation work
  Construction will take place on approximately 44 acres at the southeast corner of Excelsior Road and Jackson Road.  The project site will retain a 200 ft. setback from the roads. The acreage not used for construction will be graded for drainage improvements. We'll also maintain the existing temporary soil storage program south of the substation. 
• Overhead power line work
  Crews will install new overhead lines and modify existing lines extending east, west and south of the proposed substation, along Jackson Road and Excelsior Road.

Timeline

We expect to begin in early 2030 with plans to be operational in late 2032. 

We’re committed to keeping the community informed about this project and will update this page with information about schedule, construction and progress updates.

Environmental impacts

We performed a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) assessment and prepared an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND). The Jackson Bulk Substation IS/MND is available online or in person during normal business hours at these locations: 

SMUD Customer Service Center
6301 S Street
Sacramento, CA 95817

SMUD East Campus-Operations Center
4401 Bradshaw Road
Sacramento, CA 95827

Public review/comment period 

A 30-day public review period for the Draft IS/MND begins on May 5 and extends through June 5 for interested individuals and public agencies to submit written comments on the document. You can email comments to Sarah.Ahmed@smud.org or mail to: 

Sarah Ahmed
SMUD Environmental Services 
6201 S Street 
Sacramento, CA 95817

Online public meeting

We'll host an online public meeting on Monday, May 18 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to provide an overview and invite comments about the project. The meeting link will be posted here. 

This meeting is an opportunity for interested parties to provide input on the project. No decisions will be made at this meeting. Anyone wishing to make formal comments on the potential environmental impacts and mitigation measure should also submit written comments at the public meeting or by email to Sarah.Ahmed@smud.org by June 5. 

Questions?

Please email Sarah.Ahmed@smud.org.