Substation · United States
Mead Substation
Operator Western Area Power Administration
Not statedData checked 11 November 2026
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Mead Substation is a substation 5.7 km south of Boulder City, United States. Its status in the OpenStreetMap is not stated. There are 3 other energy sites within 10 km. The register holds one incident at this site, the latest in 2024.
Incidents on the register at this site
On the evening of 29 August 2024, the City of Boulder City reported a large transformer fire at the Mead Substation, at Interstate 11 and mile marker nine. Black smoke was visible across the Las Vegas Valley. Boulder City Fire, assisted by Henderson Fire,...
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The site
- Technology
- Substation (500 kV substation)
- Status
- Not stated (Mapped in OpenStreetMap; the map does not say whether it is running)
- Operator
- Western Area Power Administration
- Location
- , United States
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Questions
- Has Mead Substation had a fire or other incident?
- Yes. The register holds one incident that names it: Transformer fire at Mead Substation fills sky with smoke (EIR-1772, 2024).
- What is the status of Mead Substation?
- Not stated, in the OpenStreetMap.
- Where is Mead Substation?
- 5.7 km south of Boulder City, United States.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under the Open Database Licence (ODbL), openstreetmap.org/copyright. The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).