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Enabling Future Growth in Remote Areas
Project Information
- Project Location:
- Mertzon, TX
- Status:
- Completed
- Structure Type:
- Power Generation & Distribution
Scope Of Work
In remote West Texas, residents were experiencing power disruptions caused by aging infrastructure, and a surge in local oil production was demanding more capacity than was available. The 100-year-old transmission and distribution system simply wasn’t keeping up.
American Electric Power (AEP), which serves 5.4 million customers and is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, knew it had to upgrade its system to improve the stability of power in West Texas. And with an oil boom at hand, the utility had to prepare for future growth by providing greater capacity and higher voltage to support area oilfields.
