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Council approves Duke Energy easement along golf course for underground reliability tie
Summary
Duke Energy described a 1,500-ft underground primary cable and three underground enclosures along the town golf course to tie two circuits and increase grid resilience; council authorized the interim town manager to execute the requested utility easement.
Duke Energy representatives presented a request for utility easements affecting the Black Mountain Golf Course. "As part of our overall grid investment strategy, we are taking a holistic look at one of the substations that serves the area," Tyler Van Hook told councilors, describing a proposed circuit tie to improve reliability and enable back-feed during outages.
Van Hook said the construction would include approximately 1,500 feet of underground primary cable, three small underground enclosures and a single overhead span to cross a creek, with an emphasis on avoiding tree removal along the golf-course edge. After technical questions, a council member moved that the council authorize the interim town manager to execute the requested utility easement; the motion was called and passed.
