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Project Summary
Saulsbury performed the construction and electrical and instrumentation work for a 500 kV, 1,800 MVA substation in Phoenix. The substation was built on top of 80 acres of farmland. Saulsbury coordinated both site engineering and site development.
Installation included:
- 3,000 cubic yards of concrete
- 1 million pounds of steel
- 8,000 feet of 6-inch schedule 80 tubular bus
- Three HVB 500 kV dead tank breakers
- 11 – 230 kV Alstom breakers
- Eight Alstom 500 kV switches
- 26 southern states 230 kV center break switches
- Associated equipment
