The Ontario government along with Hydro One announced the completion of refurbishments at the Beck 2 Transformer Station in Niagara Falls. The $135 million infrastructure investment will extend the life of the existing station by another forty years and ensure a reliable supply of affordable and clean energy.
Members from the Society’s Hydro One Local were heavily involved in the refurbishment, which was a large and complex project, with all design and commissioning performed in-house. The complexity of the project stemmed from the extensive staging, outages, and temporary configurations required to maintain OPG's operations while work progressed. Due to these challenges, the project lasted nearly eight years.
This project was a collaborative effort from our members from field P&C, Telecom Engineering, Protection Engineering, Control Engineering, Station Engineering, Operating Planning, Project delivery Outage planning, Stations Services and Stations Commissioning Coordinator. All of these departments working together was crucial to bring this project to successful completion.
The Beck 2 Transformer Station is home to four of the twenty-six interties Ontario has with its neighbouring jurisdictions. This refurbished transformer station is critical infrastructure that helps to ensure energy system reliability in both New York and Ontario.
The Society congratulates and thanks all of the members who worked on this successful project. By maintaining our capacity to distribute clean hydro power through the province, we support Ontario’s long-term efforts to fight climate change.
