Entergy Mississippi has completed Grand Gulf to Franklin substation project worth $1.3 million, thus supporting affordability and reducing the risk of transmission interruptions between the two sites.
The project included replacing two transmission line structures outside the substation, and reconfiguring equipment within it.
“The completion of this project not only helps us prevent the risk of unexpectedly losing connectivity with Grand Gulf, but it also avoids creating future customer costs that would be associated with losing that connectivity,” said Randy Vaughan, director, project delivery.
The crews switched phases and built new lines to help mitigate future risks of tripping transmission service from Grand Gulf to the substation.
“To put it into perspective, during the hottest and coldest months of the year, Entergy Mississippi’s peak load is around 3.4 gigawatts,” Vaughan added. “Grand Gulf alone supplies 1.5 gigawatts of power across the grid.”
