Grays Ferry is one of 11 electric substations of the company’s electric transmission and distribution network serving Center City and South Philadelphia. In addition to engineering and design, the project involved around five months of construction work.
PECO, as part of major modernization initiative, has also reconstructed its Schuylkill substation at a cost of $18m. It was essentially dismantled and re-built on the same site on Christian Street.
The company, during the past five years, has invested approximately $160m in setting up four new electric substations in Philadelphia – one in Northern Liberties (Tuna), two in South Philadelphia (Waverly and Southwark), and one in University City (Tunnel), in addition to the Grays Ferry and Schuylkill facilities.
The Grays Ferry project included the installation of a new 69 kilovolt (kV) transmission line, a new high-voltage power transformer, four new 230 kV breakers, upgrades to two existing 230 kV breakers, reconfiguration of existing facilities, and new controls and switchgear. Kenny Construction, Matrix Services, American Electrical Testing Co. (AETCO), Henkels & McCoy; and Power Engineers supported PECO personnel on the project.
