Tennessean-TVA settles on site for new substation in Rutherford County
From the Tennessean 9/13/2006
TVA settles on site for new substation in Rutherford County
By CLAY CAREY
Staff Writer
The Tennessee Valley Authority has identified a site in rural southwest Rutherford County for a new high-power electric substation.
A 500-kilovolt substation will be built on Coleman Hill Road, about four miles east of U.S. Alternate 31/41, TVA said in a press release.
TVA has said the new station, which could require between 50 and 60 acres, is needed in order to keep up with booming energy demands in Rutherford, Williamson and Davidson counties. Without it, the power provider had said electricity demands will overwhelm the existing power transmission system by the summer of 2010. Power use in the area has increased by an average of 3.5 percent a year.
The project will also include about 30 miles of new transmission lines on existing TVA right of way, as well as 18 miles on new right of way.
Several possible sites for the substation in Rutherford County near Eagleville were studied, TVA said. Several residents in the area organized to oppose the construction of the substation earlier this year.
TVA said construction on the new substation is scheduled to begin in the winter of 2007. It should be finished by the spring of 2010.
TVA settles on site for new substation in Rutherford County
By CLAY CAREY
Staff Writer
The Tennessee Valley Authority has identified a site in rural southwest Rutherford County for a new high-power electric substation.
A 500-kilovolt substation will be built on Coleman Hill Road, about four miles east of U.S. Alternate 31/41, TVA said in a press release.
TVA has said the new station, which could require between 50 and 60 acres, is needed in order to keep up with booming energy demands in Rutherford, Williamson and Davidson counties. Without it, the power provider had said electricity demands will overwhelm the existing power transmission system by the summer of 2010. Power use in the area has increased by an average of 3.5 percent a year.
The project will also include about 30 miles of new transmission lines on existing TVA right of way, as well as 18 miles on new right of way.
Several possible sites for the substation in Rutherford County near Eagleville were studied, TVA said. Several residents in the area organized to oppose the construction of the substation earlier this year.
TVA said construction on the new substation is scheduled to begin in the winter of 2007. It should be finished by the spring of 2010.
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