Substation · United States
Springfield Substation
Operator PPL
In service (mapped)Data checked 12 November 2026
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Springfield Substation is a substation 5.6 km north of Quakertown, United States. Its status in the OpenStreetMap is in service (mapped). No other energy site in the register's datasets is within 10 km. The register holds one incident at this site, the latest in 2021.
Incidents on the register at this site
A fire broke out at about 5am in a small equipment facility at a Springfield Utility Board substation near the intersection of 17th and South A streets in Springfield, Oregon. The facility housed breakers, relays and cable terminations. Responders...
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The site
- Technology
- Substation (230 kV substation)
- Status
- In service (mapped) (Mapped as a substation in OpenStreetMap with no disused, construction or proposed tag)
- Operator
- PPL
- Location
- , United States
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Questions
- Has Springfield Substation had a fire or other incident?
- Yes. The register holds one incident that names it: Substation equipment fire cuts power to thousands in Springfield, Oregon (EIR-1046, 2021).
- What is the status of Springfield Substation?
- In service (mapped), in the OpenStreetMap.
- Where is Springfield Substation?
- 5.6 km north of Quakertown, 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).