Waukegan Substation Expansion
Waukegan, Illinois
Client: Exelon Corporation – ComEd

Project Highlights:

The expansion of the existing 345/138-kV substation increased load flow capacity as well as strengthened reliability of the regional transmission system.  Sargent & Lundy provided:

• Transmission line engineering and design
• Overhead transmission and distribution design
• Equipment specifications and material procurement
• Construction monitoring and quality assurance

Project Scope:

• Equipment and facilities included:
  • Two (of ultimately four) 345/138-kV 300-MVA transformer banks
  • Seven breakers (14 ultimate) 345-kV GIS
  • 138-kV outdoor steel box structure with 138-kV breakers, 138-kV 115-MVar capacitor banks, 14 line positions
  • Four 345-kV transmission line reroutes
  • Fourteen 138-kV transmission line re-routes
  • Two new relays, controls, and communications buildings for the 345-kV and 138-kV yards
  • Fourteen remote-site substation relay and fiber upgrades
• Site demolition engineering
• Site engineering for contaminated soil and a high water table
• Procurement support of major equipment, construction contracts, and minor materials
• Outage planning and sequencing
• Development of overall engineering/construction schedule
• Onsite construction management team providing material tracking, QA/QC, site logistics, contractor and ComEd coordination, and interface with Waukegan station and governmental agencies
• Development of operating procedures

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