New Orleans - The West Power Complex, which will include a dedicated substation, just celebrated a groundbreaking in early December.

Entergy New Orleans and the Sewerage and Water Leading group of New Orleans (SWBNO) recently announced the building of the new West Power Complex, which will incorporate its own committed substation. According to both companies At the point when Stage I is finished, the office should draw power from the Entergy New Orleans framework for everyday use.
The new 60-MW Entergy New Orleans substation, should contain three static recurrence transformers to change present day power over completely to more seasoned flows, which should along with the set of current turbines should help create a more dependable and flexible energy flow for the city's waste and drinking water frameworks.

“We’re excited to have reached this critical milestone. It’s been a long time coming and we are proud of the collaboration between Entergy New Orleans, The Sewerage and Water Board, the City of New Orleans, and the New Orleans City Council,” said Deanna Rodriguez, president and CEO of Entergy New Orleans. “Providing improved reliability at the transmission level is important to both SWBNO and their customers, who also happen to be our customers.”

 According to both companies, the substation will incorporate two transmission lines and two transformers for overt repetitiveness. To expand the strength of the site, the substation will be raised to meet the 500-year flood height standard. According to both companies, the substation will likewise uphold a significant decrease in the city's carbon footprint.

The devoted substation will supplant the current power-age hardware with a modernized framework intended to control New Orleans' seepage and water siphons in a dependable, strong and practical way. Authorities hope to finish the substation and Stage I work toward the finish of 2024

Source: T&DWorld