2008 - Kauai Island Utility Cooperative

KIUC to Begin Rebuild of Lydgate Substation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
8/13/08
Contact:
Shelley Paik
808.246.4378
spaik@kiuc.coop
Lihue, Kauai, HI - 8/13/08 - KIUC will begin the rebuild of the Lydgate Substation next week.
Lydgate Substation which serves portions of Wailua and Kapa`a, has suffered from the corrosive
effects of salt laden on-shore trade winds and it is time to rebuild the station. The Lydgate
Substation is being built to minimize the effects of the corrosive environment and will include
increased capacity to handle future growth in the area. Existing loads are being transferred to
Kapa`a and Kapaia Substations during the re-construction period.
“We are looking towards long-term solutions instead of quick fixes,” said Jack Leavitt, KIUC
Transmission & Distribution Manager. "It's an investment; and a quantum leap in reliability."
Leavitt explains the newly built substation will be an indoor design utilizing gas insulated
switchgear (GIS) for the transmission section, while metal-clad vacuum switchgear will handle
distribution energy from two new power transformers to be installed on the Mauka side of the
building such that they will be shielded them from the corrosive trade winds. All protective
relaying will be microprocessor based, and fiber optics will supply communications.
TOMCO Corporation was the successful bidder and was selected as the contractor; the
construction phase should be completed by mid-2009.
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