AEP Appalachian Power announces project to upgrade Tennessee transmission system
Kingsport Power, doing business as AEP Appalachian Power, and its affiliate Appalachian Power Transmission Co. announced earlier this week a $105 million transmission project in Hawkins County, Tennessee to increase the reliability of electric service in the state.
The Nagel Substation Expansion Project will include modernizing existing equipment and adding additional facilities to support a lower voltage. The project aims to reduce congestion on the transmission grid and create a more efficient and reliable power system.
“Providing all of our customers here in Tennessee safe reliable electric service is our top priority,” Mary Begley, external affairs manager for AEP Appalachian Power, said. “The work we are proposing at Nagel Substation will help reduce the possibility of extended power outages to customers by replacing existing equipment with modern technology.”
The Nagel Substation is located in Hawkins County on the Tennessee-Virginia border approximately 10 miles west of the City of Kingsport. Crews will perform the substation expansion work on the Tennessee side adjacent to Stanley Valley Road. On the Virginia side, they will move two transmission lines approximately 200 feet to make room for a new entry point into the substation.
Construction is expected to begin in the fall of 2017 and be completed by the end of 2019.
