As part of our commitment to provide safe, resilient service to our customers, we are preparing to upgrade the substation located at 109 Main Street on Factory Island in Saco. We are working with communities and reaching out to neighbors to ensure that all improvements are performed safely and with minimal disruptions to their daily lives, the community, and the environment.
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Heads-Up for Saco Drivers – Nighttime Utility Work on Main Street – Factory Island
Starting at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, September 24, utility work will take place along a small portion of Main Street on Factory Island near downtown Saco. Expect temporary lane shifts, closures, and changes to traffic patterns during evening hours. Please drive carefully in work zones with attention to flaggers and signage. All work is expected to be complete by morning on 9/25!
Enhancing reliability through infrastructure upgrades
The project scope includes replacement of two existing transformers with upgraded transformers that will increase system capacity and redundancy, new circuit breakers, updated smart communications devices, and a new battery bank to improve reliability and resiliency.
The purpose of this project is to upgrade the existing substation due to its age and potential inability to meet load requirements and the growing needs of the area. The new substation will improve the reliability of service forover 7,600 area customers and provide increased capacity to support future growth.
Benefits to our customers
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Increased power capacity
The upgraded substation's increased capacity will help meet the electricity needs of customers.
The upgraded substation's increased capacity will help meet the electricity needs of customers.
Improved reliability & resiliency
These upgrades will improve the reliability and resiliency of our system, improving service for our customers.
These upgrades will improve the reliability and resiliency of our system, improving service for over 2,300 customers.
Support for future growth
Built with tomorrow in mind, this project helps customers stay ahead as demand increases.
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Project facts
Municipality: Saco
County: York
Permitting Required: City of Saco Planning Board Review, Saco River Corridor Commission, ME Dept. of Environmental Protection
Estimated timetable
Construction: Summer 2025
Estimated Completion: Fall 2026
Work hours and impacts
Work activity periods will comply with city ordinances. Work will be conducted during daylight hours, utilizing existing access points, and will entail the use of heavy machinery. As a result, nearby property owners may experience:
Traffic disruptions, including the use of flaggers and temporary lane closures.
Typicalconstruction noise, including backup beeping, should be expected.Abuttersmay hearthe use ofheavy equipmentvehicles (bucket trucks,drilling equipment).
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