PECO
KCC has been involved with PECO (Exelon subsidiary in the Philadelphia region) for the past three years. In 2006 KCC completed the Hartman Project and in spring of 2007 KCC completed the Waverly Transmission and Substation Projects. These projects were the largest single summer readiness projects for PECO in each respective year.
The Waverly distribution project continued through the summer and was successfully completed in December 2007. The Waverly project was recognized by PECO management as one of the most important and ambitious PECO projects executed in the last 20 years. The once retired 12-4kV station now boasts two 69kV transmission feeds, two 69-13kV transformers, three GIS breakers, and 15 distribution circuits. This construction effort was even more impressive given the narrow streets, demolition scope, community outreach effort, and tight electrical outage coordination involving multiple high profile center city customers. Waverly has provided a reduction to the overloaded condition at Lombard station.
Construction and Pre-Energization testing is nearing completion on the Southwark Substation and Distribution Projects. The new station equipment is scheduled for energization by the end of March 2008. The Southwark Project once again is the largest single summer readiness project for PECO in 2008. Once completed, The Southwark Project will help boost an overloaded system as well as provide much needed upgrades to obsolete equipment. This project adds two grounded 69-13kV transformers plus associated control equipment, a 13kV control building, three 13kV switchgear bus line ups, and two large duct intercepting vaults. The Southwark Project will provide the initial intercepting and switching of five new 13kV circuits from the new control building. Ultimately, the new station will intercept all existing 13kV circuits out of the original Southwark Generating Station.
The new Tunnel Substation encompasses two transformers as well, except this transformation is 230-13kV. This station will handle the projected increase in electrical demand at the University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital in the University of Pennsylvania area. This station will also provide high priority customers located on the west side of the Schuylkill River with backup distribution circuits originating from west side of the Schuylkill River. Construction permits were received in February 2008. Site Work has started along with the installation of distribution feeder intercepting vaults and the installation of drilled piers for the new transmission structures. This job site is surrounded by railroad tracks and will require close detailed communications with Amtrak and CSX to successfully complete the installation of two deep shafts and tunnels. The Tunnels will provide exit route for the new distribution circuits. This project is scheduled for completion in June 2009. A successful project will require close coordination with high profile customers such as The University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital.
KCC is well into the design and procurement phase of both the Schuylkill and Grays Ferry projects. This work may be the most complex project KCC has undertaken for any client in the its power business. This ancient yard requires a complete replacement of all operating and current carrying devices as well as all associated insulating equipment. In order to make this project succeed, the project team must closely coordinate a continuous series of outages starting in the fall of 2008. Before the outages begin, construction must be complete on the new control buildings, all cable trench and cable needs to be installed, and several supporting peripheral construction activities must also be completed. Construction is scheduled to begin in the Schuylkill North Station in spring of 2008 and continue through the end of 2009 with the Schuylkill Center, Grays Ferry and Schuylkill East.
KCC was released in February 2008 to begin work on our first new business project for the Philadelphia Region. TastyKake is moving from North Philadelphia to the old Navy Yard. The new TastyKake campus will require the upgrade of three existing circuits originating from old Southwark Substation. These three circuits will be cut over to new Southwark switchgear and street work to upgrade the circuits will be performed as required. Construction on the TastyKake Project is scheduled to begin in the fall 2008 and continue through early 2009.
KCC was most recently engaged by PECO to aide in the execution and management of three PennDOT Public Relocation Projects. The engineering for these projects is underway and construction is scheduled to begin in conjunction with highway and bridge work in the summer of 2008.
Finally KCC is also in the process of preparing a proposal to engage in substation retirement and demolition planning for multiple PECO substations that are outdated and no longer used as electrical substations.