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Van Dyke Rd Station – New 115/13.2kV Station

March 18, 2015

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How the System Works

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Location

 Property was purchased in the 1960s for a potential substation site.  Located adjacent to an existing 115kV transmission line.

• Only requires short taps to connect transmission to station.

 Centrally located to address the load relief issues in the Bethlehem – Delmar region.

• Distribution lines can be built in close proximity to serve load.
• Load – The amount of ‘electric power’ delivered (or required) at any

specified point on a circuit to serve customers.

 Minimal environmental impacts

• No potential forest impacts
• No potential wetland or stream impacts

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Project Drivers

 The primary driver for the proposed Van Dyke substation is load relief within in the Bethlehem – Delmar region.

• Improved reliability
• Decrease the number of outages
• Decrease the length of outages when they do occur

 This project will resolve two existing issues;

• Juniper Substation is currently exceeding its capacity.
• Voorheesville Substation is currently the single source for supplying

several distribution circuits which has become a reliability issue.

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Project Drivers

 The new station will allow for the ultimate retirement of the Delmar and Juniper Substations.

• The Delmar Station (est.1950’s) has a number of equipment related

issues which needs to be addressed in the next few years.

• The Juniper Station was built in the 1980’s to serve the residential

housing developments along the Delmar Bypass.

 The new Van Dyke Station will also add the capacity necessary to provide service to the new Vista Tech Park. One-third of the station load will serve the Vista Tech Park while the remaining two-thirds will serve the Bethlehem – Delmar region.

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Scope of Work

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Schedule - Key Milestones

 Below Grade Construction – Summer 2015

• Site preparation – site grading, grounding grid and stone placement
• Storm water controls
• Concrete Equipment Foundations
• Perimeter Security Fencing

 Above Grade Construction (Electrical Equipment) – Winter 2015

• Transformers
• Metal Clad (Switchgears)
• Lightning Masts

 Concrete Duct Line Construction – Summer 2016

• Van Dyke Rd Underground Concrete Duct Line

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Substation Site Map

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Substation Rendering

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Conceptual Planting Plan

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Visual Simulation - Existing

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Visual Simulation – Proposed (Plantings)

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For More Information To learn more about the Van Dyke Station Project:  Visit our Project Website: www.capitalregionreliability.com  Email the team: info@capitalregionreliability.com  Call us at: (518) 433-3637

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