HAMILTON, ONT. — Hydro One and Alectra Utilities are expected to complete about $250 million of work in the Hamilton area by 2022 to upgrade local electricity infrastructure and improve service reliability, the companies announced recently.
Investments are expected to include: installing quieter, more efficient transformers in four stations; replacing protection and switching devices; refurbishing a power line originally installed in 1915 critical to powering the Hamilton West Mountain area; trimming hazardous trees across more than 1,260 km of overhead powerlines; and replacing more than 270 poles.
Hydro One will also be working with Alectra Utilities to replace aging infrastructure at Elgin transmission station.
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