O’Donnell, TX | Stephens Ranch Wind Energy/Wanzek Construction.
This 345/34.5kV – 235MVA wind farm collector substation is an ongoing project which will tie into the now existing SR I Substation. Its tubular aluminum bus high & low, ten breaker 34.5kV Box Structure and an 8 MVAR Reactor unit. The 345kV bus jumpers are welded double 1272 ACSR and the 34.5kV main jumpers are quadruple 1272 ACSR. The project included more than 450 yd3 of concrete piers & pads and over 53,000’ of control wire installation and termination. Nick Ibach is the Project Engineer for Wanzek Construction, 701-433-3249 nibach@wanzek.com and Lee Havig is Wanzek’s Electrical Superintendent, 701-412-7846 lhavig@wanzek.com