Transformer relocation project to yield a number of benefits
USA, Banning: A project by the City of Banning Electric Utility (BEU) in California that involves moving and relocating a power transformer.
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USA, Banning: A project by the City of Banning Electric Utility (BEU) in California that involves moving and relocating a power transformer.
The project will result in a number of benefits including saving BEU ratepayers an estimated $500,000 compared to the cost of purchasing a new transformer.
The project began with a 10-year study and recommendation in 2004. The study recommended a distribution system voltage upgrade as well as an upgrade and expansion of BEU’s Airport Substation from 3.75 MW to 10 MW of capacity. These system upgrades would still allow for planned residential growth in the northwest side of town as well as industrial growth around the vicinity of the Banning Municipal Airport on Banning’s south-eastern border.
There are three main components to this transformer relocation project. The first was relocation of the airport substation to a newly acquired property, in 2019, named Ivy. Second, the new substation was to exceed the recommended 10 MW of capacity with 25 MW and the ability to expand up to 50 MW of capacity as needed for industrial growth anticipated in the area. The third component is the downsizing of the Sunset Substation from 50 MW capacity to 25 MW with the move of one power transformer from Sunset to Ivy. The project completion is scheduled for September 1, 2021.
Along with ratepayer savings, the project helps better utilize existing transformation equipment and balances transformation capacity across load and system, and provides needed transformation capacity in industrial and airport zoned properties.
Source: American Public Power Association
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