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PUD begins feeder-extension work to boost resiliency for about 2,000 customers
Summary
Jefferson County Public Utilities District says it has started a feeder extension near the quarry to improve resiliency for roughly 2,000 customers; the work is tied to a grant request and uses conduit-based construction that simplifies future repairs.
Jefferson County Public Utilities District officials told the Port Ludlow Village Council that work has begun on a new feeder extension intended to improve electrical resiliency on the community's north side.
"The feeder extension that we've actually started work, across over by the quarry ... involves running a new feeder ... of segment about 2,000 customers and really help with resiliency," said Jason Hunt, introduced to the council as a PUD representative. Hunt said the project is tied to grant funding the district is pursuing (he referenced a grant figure of about $6,000,000).
Hunt described modern construction practices on new streets: cables are run inside conduit so crews can splice and replace damaged sections rather than dig and pull entire runs. That, he said, reduces the scope of future repairs when single sections fail. The district expects the new feeder to improve the ability to isolate outages, particularly on the north side where the line currently serves a larger contiguous block of customers.
The council and residents discussed lifespan and materials for buried conductors; Hunt said conduit installations meet current code and allow safer, more contained splices. He did not provide a final project schedule beyond stating that design work is underway and engineers are refining cost estimates.
