Xcel Energy completes Amarillo Center Port Project

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Xcel Energy has completed work on the new Center Port Substation at Northeast 24th Avenue near Whitaker Road, adding capacity for business growth and job creation in northeast Amarillo, according to a news release.

Prior to the completion of Center Port, electrical facilities in the area were nearing their capacity. The new substation will enable Xcel Energy to shift electric loads to free up more capacity while priming this industrial sector of the city for additional growth opportunities. “The Amarillo Economic Development Corp. has brought in a lot of new jobs in this area and it’s critical we support this growth with timely investments in power capacity and reliability,” said David Hudson, president, Xcel Energy – Texas. “Center Port is designed to take on additional load as businesses relocate and expand nearby, which is something we fully expect to happen.”

Map of new and upgraded Xcel Energy substations
Map of new and upgraded Xcel Energy substations

Higher electricity demand continues to drive investment in other sectors of the city as well. Work has started on a $20.1 million upgrade and expansion of Amarillo’s Lawrence Park Substation near Southwest 26th Avenue and Georgia Street to boost the reliability and capacity of this key power hub for west-central neighborhoods and commercial districts, according to a press release. The project should be completed by December 2022. In far southwest Amarillo, Xcel Energy is building the new Preston West Substation southeast of the intersection of Coulter Street and Loop 335 (Hollywood Road). In addition to serving new growth in that area, Preston West will relieve loading on the nearby Estacado and Spring Draw substations.

The Center Port, Lawrence Park and Preston West projects are the latest of several completed, planned or ongoing enhancements to boost power capabilities in the Amarillo metro area. Others include:

• The $8.3 million Hunsley Substation in Canyon, completed in 2020, boosting the grid in Canyon and in new residential and commercial developments north toward Loop 335 in south Amarillo

• The $9 million Western Street Substation on South Western Street south of Southwest 45th Avenue in Amarillo, completed in 2020

• The new Echo Substation, planned off Echo Street northeast of the Northeast 24th Avenue and Mirror Street intersection to boost reliability in North Amarillo

• The new Arnot Substation, planned east of Arnot Road between Interstate 40 and Hollywood Road, boosting reliability and capacity in the Bushland and west Amarillo area

• An expansion of Farmers Substation on South Georgia Street at Farmers Avenue

• Continued upgrades of distribution lines in the San Jacinto area and other neighborhoods west and north of downtown Amarillo

• Ongoing efforts to replace worn or older wooden distribution poles across the city

• Ongoing conversion of the city’s streetlights to LED lamps.

This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Xcel Energy completes Amarillo Center Port Project

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