LCRA TSC board approves two transmission projects, including new 138 kV Alford Substation
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The LCRA TSC board approved purchasing a mobile substation (about $7.9M) and constructing the Alford Substation (about $34.5M) to support reliability and load growth; the board entered executive session for legal and regulatory advice before adjourning.
The LCRA Transmission Services Corporation board on Jan. 28 approved two capital improvement projects to bolster reliability and system capacity.
Presenter Josh Cole introduced the items, telling directors the agenda included two projects: a mobile substation acquisition for fleet replacement and a new 138 kV Alford Substation in Upton County to serve growing load southeast of Midland.
On the mobile substation, Cole described the unit as a mobile power transformer that will become the fleet’s eighth mobile substation and cited the fleet’s oldest unit dating to 1957 as a reason to add new assets. He said the asset serves both capital-project work and emergency backup operations, noting an example deployment after flooding near Kerr County at the Hunt Substation. The recommended completion date is June 30, 2028, and the estimated cost is $7,900,000.
Cole described the Alford Substation addition as a 138 kV substation in Upton County that will include necessary breakers and interconnection equipment to tie into nearby transmission lines. The project’s recommended completion date is Dec. 31, 2026, with an estimated cost of $34,500,000.
A director moved and another seconded approval of the projects; the board voted 'aye' and the motion passed. The board then announced it would go into executive session to receive legal and regulatory advice under the Texas Government Code and later returned to adjourn the meeting at 1:57 p.m.
No further public comment or roll-call vote detail for individual members was recorded in the transcript.