Puget Sound Energy substation project
Jenkins substation
Fall 2009 project updates
- Puget Sound Energy will hold a community meeting to discuss the project on Oct. 19, 2009
- The project is currently in the design and permitting phase
- Construction is expected to begin in summer 2012
Project Overview
PSE plans to build a new electric substation at 26044 180th Ave. SE in Covington to increase electric reliability and capacity to customers in the Covington and nearby areas of unincorporated King County now and in the future. The substation will also provide greater system flexibility, resulting in fewer outages. When complete, it will include one 25 megavolt ampere (MVA) transformer and have the space to add a second 25 MVA transformer, allowing PSE to double the capacity in the future without changing the substation footprint.
What is a substation?
Substations are critical links in the electricity distribution system, containing utility circuit protection, voltage regulation, and equipment that steps down higher voltage to lower voltage. Before reaching homes and businesses, power is routed through our transmission system to a substation where it is changed to a lower voltage that can be utilized by customers.
Committed to keeping you informed
PSE will continue to provide updates to the community. We will notify residents who live near the project area when construction will occur. We aim to complete the work with as little disruption as possible.
Download information
Download these PDF files for more detail on PSE's Jenkins substation project.
Project map (260 KB PDF)
Meeting invite, Oct. 2009 (171 KB PDF)
Fact sheet (105 KB PDF)
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