Substation · United States
Virginia Smith Converter Station
Operator Western Area Power Administration
In service (mapped)Data checked 12 November 2026
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Virginia Smith Converter Station is a substation on the edge of Sidney, United States. Its status in the OpenStreetMap is in service (mapped). There are 3 other energy sites within 10 km, 2 of them grid sites. The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 450 incidents at grid sites in the United States, and 1233 worldwide.
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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
- Western Area Power Administration
- Location
- , United States
View on OpenStreetMap. The larger dot is this site; the others are sites within 40 km.
Incidents on the register at this site
None found. The register holds no published incident that names Virginia Smith Converter Station. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).
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Questions
- Has Virginia Smith Converter Station had a fire or other incident?
- None is on the register as of 13 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Virginia Smith Converter Station; it holds 450 incidents at grid sites in the United States.
- What is the status of Virginia Smith Converter Station?
- In service (mapped), in the OpenStreetMap.
- Where is Virginia Smith Converter Station?
- On the edge of Sidney, 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).