Council meeting - November 2011

Miflin Sw. – Florida Avenue 115kV Line
(Wolf Bay Underground)
Baldwin County, Alabama
City of Orange Beach Meeting
November 28, 2011
Project Overview
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Project targets Orange Beach growth & expansion
Currently six (6) substations south of Intracoastal
Waterway
Currently two (2) transmission line feeds
Project Overview
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Orange Beach Load is served from the Romar,
Water Tower, & Florida Avenue Substations
A single point of failure along the transmission
system would cause multiple outages with potential
long restoration time
This loss of load due to a single contingency is
unacceptable to PowerSouth
Let s take a closer look…
South of the Canal
Six Substations South of the Waterway….
Represents 153 MW s on January 11th, 2010
Florida Ave
Gulf Shores
Water Tower
Romar Beach
Shellbank
Gulf Park
South of the Canal
Currently Two 115kV Transmission Line feeding South….
Third Crossing
Orange Beach (Underground)
Gulf Shores
Florida Ave
Gulf Shores
Water Tower
Romar Beach
Shellbank
Gulf Park
Proposed Plan
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Directional Bore from Florida Avenue Substation to
Sapling Point approximately 120 below the
Intracoastal Waterway
Bore would travel between two city buildings at a
depth of over 110 below ground surface.
New Transmission Line would be encased in 36
steel pipe.
Construction
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HDD Contract Underway – Southeast Directional Drilling
Began November, 2011.
Complete May, 2012.
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Contractor plans 10-12 hour workdays beginning at 7 am.
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Begin installation of 60 Carrier Casing underneath Florida
Avenue Substation November 28th. Should take 5-7 days.
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Sent Request for Exception to Noise Ordinance 11-23-11.
HDD Schedule
Questions?