National Grid investing into new Niagara Falls substations
Sep. 21—Parts of Niagara Falls' outdated electricity infrastructure are getting a needed overhaul. National Grid has invested $19.2 million in a mo...
Sep. 21—Parts of Niagara Falls' outdated electricity infrastructure are getting a needed overhaul. National Grid has invested $19.2 million in a modern substation along Royal Avenue that went into service this year, replacing the nearby Harper transmission station which dates back to the 1930s. Construction of the new substation started in May 2020 and took a little more than two years to complete. Mike Lindhurst, the lead supervisor for substations for National Grid's western division, said the new substation receives 115,000 volts from the Packard substation and two transformers work to reduce that voltage to 13,200 volts.