Xcel Energy completes work on new substation in Amarillo
Xcel Energy announced last week that it has finished construction of the new Center Port Substation in northeast Amarillo, Texas.
The substation, located at Northeast 24th Avenue near Whitaker Road, will add capacity for business growth and job creation.
“The Amarillo Economic Development Corp. has brought in a lot of new jobs in this area, and it’s critical we support this growth with timely investments in power capacity and reliability,” said David Hudson, president of Xcel Energy – Texas. “Center Port is designed to take on additional load as businesses relocate and expand nearby, which is something we fully expect to happen.”
The new substation will allow Xcel Energy to shift electric loads to free up more capacity while priming this industrial sector of the city for additional growth opportunities.
The company also announced that work has started on a $20.1 million upgrade and expansion of Amarillo’s Lawrence Park Substation near Southwest 26th Avenue and Georgia Street to boost the reliability and capacity in this area. The project should be completed by December 2022.
Also, in southwest Amarillo, Xcel Energy is building the new Preston West Substation southeast of the intersection of Coulter Street and Hollywood Road. Preston West will relieve loading on the nearby Estacado and Spring Draw substations.
Transmission lines transport electricity from power plants into the city. Substations transform electricity to lower voltages and send it along distribution lines located up and down city streets.
Xcel, based in Minneapolis, provides energy to millions of homes and businesses across eight Western and Midwestern states.
