ONGOING POLE REPLACEMENT
Maintenance of the transmission system includes repairing poles damaged by woodpeckers, cross arm replacements, erosion issues, insulator replacements, and pole replacements due to decay. A list of all maintenance issues is compiled each year during annual line patrol and contracted line inspections. These maintenance items are then scheduled for repair. 132 poles on a list to be replaced by in-house staff. We have also contracted the services of a line maintenance contractor to assist with the replacement of additional poles within the transmission system.
WINCHESTER TO FRANKLIN LINE REBUILD
Construction of a new 161 kV line from Northeast Power's Winchester Substation to the Franklin Substation in Iowa electric cooperative territory will increase reliability and provide for additional load capacity.
COTTONWOOD SWITCH STATION
The Cottonwood Switch Station is a breaker station that will be constructed along an existing 69 kV transmission line to create a new breaker position for the new Moravia Tap transmission line.
