PSEG Long Island to upgrade substations in East Shoreham
USA, New York: Work will help ensure sufficient capacity for the future power needs of the East End.
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USA, New York: Work will help ensure sufficient capacity for the future power needs of the East End.
PSEG Long Island will be performing necessary upgrades to the transmission infrastructure that connects substations on the eastern end of Long Island in order to accommodate the growing demand in the area.
Over the next few months, crews will be upgrading equipment at two substations in East Shoreham and Riverside as part of a project called the Wildwood to Riverhead Conversion Project.
PSEG Long Island will upgrade equipment in both the Wildwood Substation in East Shoreham and the Riverhead Substation in Riverside to carry 138 kV of electricity, compared with the existing 69 kV equipment in place. The substation activities will occur within the existing footprints of both facilities.
In the existing transmission corridor adjacent to the Wildwood Substation, three existing transmission poles will be removed and replaced with three new riser poles of similar size and height. Also, 274 m (900 ft) of 138 kV underground transmission line will be constructed. The underground cable will replace the overhead wire where the three existing poles are to be removed.
At the Riverhead Substation, one transmission pole will be removed and insulators replaced on one other pole to allow the wires to carry 138 kV of electricity.
The upgrades will ensure customers receive safe, reliable electric power for years to come. There will not be any outages or traffic disruptions related to this project.
Work is expected to begin in January 2021 and be completed in June 2021.
Source: T&D World