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Northeast Grid Upgrades
Northeast Grid Upgrades
The issue: growing energy demand
The state’s population is expected to grow by 3.8 million from 2005 to 2025. The grid’s finite capacity must be expanded to prevent power delivery problems. With electric demand growing 39 percent from 2000 to 2010, even a strong energy conservation program would be hard pressed to stay ahead of the power curve.
The risk: less reliable electricity
Several regions of the country face emergency conservation, brownouts and greater risk of blackouts every time they reach peak energy demand. That’s often because their transmission systems are inadequate. While Georgia is fortunate not to be in one of those areas, our electric system is ever-changing. The grid has a finite capacity. If new lines are not in service by 2012 to 2014, northern regions of Georgia would start seeing more frequent and longer outages. If neglected long enough, customers would face greater risk of brownouts and blackouts.
The solution: upgrading the grid
Northeast Grid Upgrades include one 500-kilovolt line from a few miles east of Eatonton north to Walton County, four 230-kilovolt lines, one 115-kilovolt line, three substations and one switching station. Georgia Transmission works with landowners and communities to locate facilities in the most suitable areas.
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