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Eversource Begins Electric System Upgrade Project in Central Connecticut
Aug 6, 2024
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Improvements to help modernize the grid and enhance reliability for the region
BERLIN, Conn. (August 6, 2024) – As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the electric system and support the interconnection of new clean energy resources and increased electrification, Eversource is beginning work on its Southington to Black Pond Junction Structure Replacement Project. The series of upgrades will replace aging transmission infrastructure within the utility right of way with stronger steel structures, making the electric grid more resilient to increasing extreme weather caused by climate change and improving reliability for customers throughout the region.
“The transmission system is the superhighway of the electric grid, and thoughtful, strategic upgrades like these are essential to continue delivering safe, reliable service to our customers,” said Eversource President of Transmission and Offshore Wind Projects Bill Quinlan. “These structures support high-voltage lines that deliver power to millions of customers throughout the region, and by replacing these structures with ones made of more durable material, we’re able to modernize and strengthen the electric grid to ensure that customers have the power they need as electric demand increases in the coming years and as climate change continues to pose a threat to reliability.”
As part of the project, crews will upgrade nearly 30 existing transmission structures in Berlin, Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown, and Southington. Work began August 5 and the project is scheduled to be complete by early 2025. Construction will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday on Eversource-owned property or within the existing utility right of way, weather permitting.
Eversource continues to work closely with state agencies, community leaders and property owners where the project is being done. The work will not interrupt electric service for customers, and the company is providing regular updates to those local stakeholders.
Learn more about Eversource’s year-round work to strengthen the reliability of the electric system.
Eversource (NYSE: ES), celebrated as a national leader for its corporate citizenship, is among the top energy companies in Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2024 and recognized as a Five-Year Champion, appearing in every edition of the list. Eversource transmits and delivers electricity to 1.28 million customers in 149 cities and towns, provides natural gas to 251,000 customers in 74 communities, and supplies water to approximately 217,000 customers in 59 communities across Connecticut. Eversource harnesses the commitment of approximately 9,900 employees across three states to build a single, united company around the mission of safely delivering reliable energy and water with superior customer service. The #1 energy efficiency provider in the nation, the company is empowering a clean energy future in the Northeast, with nationally recognized energy efficiency solutions and successful programs to integrate new clean energy resources like a first-in-the-nation networked geothermal pilot project, solar, offshore wind, electric vehicles and battery storage, into the electric system. For more information on our water services, visit aquarionwater.com.
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