Upgrades bring increased power reliability to Lakeway, Bee Creek areas

PEC teams worked together to upgrade more than 400 transformers

07.12.18

PEC completed a substation conversion affecting 939 members in the Lakeway and Bee Creek areas July 11, the latest project in our ongoing system-wide upgrades. More than 400 transformers were switched from 7,200-volt (v) capacity to 14,400 v, improving load capacity and system reliability as well as allowing us to better serve our growing membership.

Crews from six of PEC’s districts converged on the Lakeway and Bee Creek areas July 9 and 11 to convert more than 400 transformers in an hour and a half. The project was highly orchestrated, founded on years of planning.

PEC lineworker accesses electrical equipment from a bucket.

PEC Lineworker Apprentice 4 Heath Hamilton accesses electrical equipment from a bucket. Trucks were used where there was enough clearance.

PEC Lineworker Apprentice 4 Steven Malay.

“This conversion not only increases our load capacity, but it allows us to reduce a lot of wear and tear on our equipment, which helps us save our members even more money,” PEC Journeyworker Michael Gonzalez said. “This conversion and planning have been years in the making. Thanks to that planning and our skilled workers, everything went well.”

Day in and day out, we never stop working to improve your reliability. Whether we’re making upgrades in the remote Hill Country or our busy cities, we’re PEC Proud to serve you.