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Oklahoma
transmission line
ITC Great Plains has reported that its
electrical
transmission
project
in
southeastern Oklahoma is in service.
The project include includes an 18-mile,
345kV high-voltage electric transmission
line from Hugo to Valliant and 345kV/138kV
substation.
WFEC CEO Gary Roulet said completion
of the ITC 345kV project should reduce
transmission congestion, improve reliability
and
reinforce
long-term economics
of the Hugo Plant, and, “Access to regional
generation resources should positively
benefit consumer electric bills,” he added.
The substation is adjacent to a Western
Farmers Electric Cooperative’s (WFEC)
power plant in Hugo and connects the
WFEC 138kV transmission system.
ITC’s investment in the Oklahoma project
in the Southwest Power Pool region is
intended to assist rebuild of the nation’s
electrical grid. ITC Grid Development vice
president Terry S Harvill said the company
recently earned federal certification as
a transmission operator in the Southwest
Power Pool region.
ITC Great Plains is a transmission-only
utility operating in the Southwest Power Pool
region, and has no involvement in power
generation.