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Hawaiian Electric Company

East Oahu Switching Project

Abstract

Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.'s (Hawaiian Electric's) East Oahu Switching project involved the installation of automation equipment for a key part of the utility's 46-kilovolt (kV) sub-transmission grid, coupled with a smart controller to automate switching in the event of a transmission outage in the area. The distribution automation entailed upgrades in eastern Oahu near Honolulu, with 8 of the company's 147 substations receiving new supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) equipment and communications links. SCADA equipment and a communications link were also installed on a 46 kV sub-transmission line switch that can restore power to 4 distribution substations in the project's service area.

Contact Information

Norman Nakagawa
Acting Principal Substation and Protection Engineer
Engineering Department
Hawaiian Electric Company
norman.nakagawa@hawaiianelectric.com

Recipient Team Project Web Site: www.hawaiianelectric.com

At-A-Glance
Recipient: Hawaiian Electric Company
HQ State: Hawaii
NERC Region:
Total Budget: $10,234,824
Federal Share: $5,117,412
 
Funding Program:
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Equipment:
Targeted Benefits:
  • Improved Electric Service Reliability and Power Quality
  • Reduced Operating and Maintenance Costs
  • Reduced Electricity Costs for Customers
  • Reduced Truck Fleet Fuel Usage
  • Reduced Greenhouse Gas and Criteria Pollutant Emissions
 

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