JBER Richardson – June 2010 Update

The D Street Substation is currently under construction. The site has been cleared and grubbed, with new material brought in to complete the subgrade work. The foundations for the switchgear buildings and transformer will be formed and poured. The ground grid and conduit will then be installed within the next month. This project is scheduled to be completed by mid November. The 15kV equipment will be operational by October.The substation will provide greater system reliability to JBER Richardson. This is accomplished by a new 35 kV and 15 kV tie between the existing Spartan Substation near the CHPP and D St. Substation. The substation is also being constructed to facilitate the addition of a 115 kV transmission line. Each of the different connections allows for greater flexibility for operations. The substation will also have three new 3 MW fast start standby generators which will replace the old and outdated standby generation at the FM plant.