IBERDROLA, through its IBERDROLA US subsidiary, plans to invest around $250 million in new infrastructure to enhance its distribution network in the city of Rochester and west of Monroe county. It will be the company’s largest investment in this area.This plan, which IBERDROLA just submitted to the New York State Department of Public Service, includes the construction of a new, 1.9 mile-long 345 kilovolt (kV) line; the construction of a new substation; the replacement of 2.5 miles of power lines adjacent to the railroad line; the development of two 115 kV power lines; and the enlargement and upgrade of three substations.
This project forms part of the investment plans of the IBERDROLA US subsidiaries Rochester Gas & Electricity (RG&E) and New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG), and entails a total outlay of $1.3 billion to enhance the infrastructure of the state of New York in the 2010-2013 period in order to meet increasing demand and to improve the quality of the service.The Company expects to start construction of these facilities in the spring of 2013 and to finish in the winter of 2014, once the Public Service Commission approves the project.
