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Lompoc utility study urges city to secure land for second substation by late 2020s
Summary
Consultant John McMurray told the City Council a forecast of electrification and zero‑emission vehicle (ZEV) adoption could push the city’s system peak toward 44.7 MW by 2031 and recommended acquiring land for a second substation around 2028 to provide redundancy and avoid extended outages.
Mike Luther, Lompoc utility director, and consultant John McMurray presented the Electric Division Capital Improvement Plan and a long‑range load forecast, saying the city should begin preparing for a second substation within the next five years.
"The number one thing that you're gonna wanna do is number one is look to acquire the land for a substation," McMurray told the council, framing land purchase as a low‑cost step that preserves options if load grows faster than expected. His midline projection showed a system peak that "increases to, like I…
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