AEP to develop $100 M transmission control center in Louisiana
USA, Louisiana, Shreveport: American Electric Power (AEP) will invest $100 M to develop a new Shreveport Transmission Control Center (STCC).
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USA, Louisiana, Shreveport: American Electric Power (AEP) will invest $100 M to develop a new Shreveport Transmission Control Center (STCC).
The announcement has been released by Gov. John Bel Edwards and American Electric Power Chairman, President and CEO Nicholas Akins.
AEP, which is based in Columbus, Ohio, will develop the 7,153 m2 large facility on 12 ha (30 ac) acres in Shreveport. The STCC will control the operations of AEP’s transmission system in the Southwest Power Pool regional power grid and work in collaboration with the AEP Transmission Control Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, to control the operations of AEP’s transmission system in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) power grid. The facility will also support the real time operational technology hardware and software required to assess, monitor and support the entirety of AEP’s national transmission grid.
“Louisiana residents know the importance of a stable, reliable utility system, and the investments that American Electric Power is making in our state will increase the energy resilience of the entire Gulf Coast,” said Gov. Edwards. “I am confident that AEP will find a highly-skilled workforce in Shreveport. This new project will bring high-paying jobs and new economic activity for the northwest region of Louisiana, as well as increased confidence in our vital utilities.”
The STCC will feature a new substation and additional electric grid infrastructure. Construction of the site will begin in the first quarter of 2022, with the start of operations projected for mid-year 2023.
Source: T&D World
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