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Sister Lakes Upgrades Project

As part of a joint venture, Sargent & Lundy provided project management, procurement, and engineering and design services for new substations, new 69 kV line, rebuilding 34.5 kV line to 69 kV, and distribution underbuild.

Client

American Electric Power

Location

Hartford, Michigan

Milestones

  • Project start: June 2015
  • Construction start: October 2016
  • Project end: December 2017

Mehmet Arslan

Senior Vice President

312-269-6897

Email

Sister Lakes Upgrades Project for 69 kV Infrastructure Improvement

Project Details

Client

American Electric Power

Location

Hartford, Michigan

Milestones

  • Project start: June 2015
  • Construction start: October 2016
  • Project end: December 2017

Mehmet Arslan

Senior Vice President

312-269-6897

Email


Project Highlights

  • Right-of-way acquisition/public outreach.
  • Engineering and design/procurement.
  • Construction, testing, and commissioning.

Project Description

The Sister Lakes Upgrades Project near Hartford, Michigan, was implemented to address low voltage issues identified in the near future, along with providing more dependable looped service to two existing substations and an industrial customer.

The Sister Lakes Upgrades Project included constructing new substations, new electric transmission lines, and rebuilding an existing line.

  • Building two new substations (Keelette and Rothadew)
  • Constructing nine miles of new 69 kV transmission line
  • Rebuilding 12 miles of 34.5 kV line to 69 kV
  • Distribution underbuild

Sargent & Lundy and EC Source Services (ECSL) served in joint venture on the project. Sargent & Lundy provided the project management, procurement, and engineering and design for these projects. EC Source provided the construction services.


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For information about EC Source, go to ecsourceservices.com.

For information about American Electric Power, go to www.aep.com.

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