Entergy delivers massive transformer to Tricou substation
Entergy Corp. have worked together with contractors to transport a 100-ton transformer from Chalmette, Louisiana, to the utility’s Tricou substation in New Orleans.
The addition of a second transformer at the Tricou substation will add a level of redundancy and help reduce future power interruptions to service.
The 100-ton transformer was transported nearly three miles on a flatbed truck to the substation. The four-hour transport was coordinated by a cross functional team from transmission, distribution, contractors with H. Brown Trucking and our customer service team.
Along the transport route, crews lifted wires for the transformer to pass through residential streets and with careful planning and execution, no customer interruptions were taken during the length of the transport.
“At Entergy New Orleans, we are committed to taking strategic and proactive steps to help ensure that our customers have the power to light their homes, keep it cool in the summer and heated it in the winter, no matter what storm we face,” said David Ellis, Entergy New Orleans president and CEO. “This project is one of the many ways we are working to upgrade our transmission and distribution system with a focus on expansion, efficiency, storm resiliency and reliability.”
Source: Entergy
Photo (for illustrative purposes): Image courtesy of Entergy
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