7.4.2 Hammonds Plains Alternative B: Second Transformer at Hammonds Plains
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7.4.2 Hammonds Plains Alternative B: Second Transformer at Hammonds Plains Adding a second transformer at 137H provides additional substation capacity and improves operational redundancy at the existing station. The 137H site was originall...
AI summary Alternative B proposes adding a second transformer at Hammonds Plains to enhance substation capacity and redundancy. While it resolves feeder capacity issues, it introduces reliability risks from long feeders, construction challenges due to heavy development along Hammonds Plains Road, and defers a Stillwater Lake substation until 2032, increasing overall costs. These factors make Alternative B less favorable than Alternative A.