Otter Tail Power - Renville County, ND
A now-idle rural substation that serves a farm north of Glenburn. When it was in use, the fuseholders were arranged so the transformer can be energized from either side of the switch, should the company need to open the 41.6kV loop here.
However, this substation has been disabled by removing the wire between the fuse holders and the transformer. I've noticed the company has been tracking down and replacing their remaining substation transformers with a 24kV primary winding (these would be connected between one line conductor and earth ground, as it is here). I assume they want to install a new transformer with a 41.6kV primary (and add two more fuse holders here for a line to line connection) but won't proceed unless someone purchases the farm it serves. I also assume that removing the otherwise idled transformer outright is tantamount to abandoning the service here.
The smoke from the Canadian wildfires was bad that morning (and a month later, my sinuses still hate me for it).
Otter Tail Power - Renville County, ND
A now-idle rural substation that serves a farm north of Glenburn. When it was in use, the fuseholders were arranged so the transformer can be energized from either side of the switch, should the company need to open the 41.6kV loop here.
However, this substation has been disabled by removing the wire between the fuse holders and the transformer. I've noticed the company has been tracking down and replacing their remaining substation transformers with a 24kV primary winding (these would be connected between one line conductor and earth ground, as it is here). I assume they want to install a new transformer with a 41.6kV primary (and add two more fuse holders here for a line to line connection) but won't proceed unless someone purchases the farm it serves. I also assume that removing the otherwise idled transformer outright is tantamount to abandoning the service here.
The smoke from the Canadian wildfires was bad that morning (and a month later, my sinuses still hate me for it).