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Town staff outlines multi-stage plan to split Highlands electric grid into smaller circuits
Summary
Town electric staff briefed commissioners on a planned split of the town electric system into additional meter points to reduce loading and improve resilience; work on the first phase is out for bid and materials are on hand pending board approval.
Lamar, a staff member from the Town of Highlands electric department, briefed the board on Feb. 5 on a multi-stage electrical upgrade to reduce overloads and improve resilience after recent weather events.
Lamar said engineering analysis recommended dividing the town’s single-source distribution into smaller metered circuits. "The correct answer to get us up to speed, we need to break it into fourths, the 4 meter points," Lamar said, describing the recommendation from Progressive Engineering and negotiations with Duke Energy.
Why it matters: Town staff said dividing the distribution will…
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