Stephens Substation is a 345kV substation located in Stephens, Michigan, US.

The Stephens Substation project’s construction is expected to begin in 2022. The works are expected to be commissioned in 2023.

Description

Stephens Substation project, which is an upgrade substation, will be operated by ITC Holdings.

The designed voltage level of the substation is 345/120kV and the operating voltage level is 345/120kV.

The step-in voltage of the project is 345kV and the step-out voltage is 120kV.

Stephens Substation project development status

The development of the Stephens Substation project was approved by Michigan Public Service Commission in 2022. The project is expected to be commissioned in 2023. Approximately $6.7m was financed by the authorities to undertake the construction works of the project.

About ITC Holdings

ITC Holdings Corp (ITC Holdings), a subsidiary of ITC Investment Holdings Inc, is an independent electricity transmission company . It owns, operates, maintains, and invests in electricity transmission infrastructure. The company provides transmission grid solutions to improve reliability, expand access to markets, allow new generating resources to interconnect to its transmission systems and reduce the cost of supplying energy. The company owns and operates high-voltage electric transmission systems in Lower Peninsula of Michigan and certain portions of Iowa, Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota and Oklahoma . It also focuses on developing transmission infrastructure in Wisconsin.

Methodology

All publicly-announced T&D Line & Substation projects included in this analysis are drawn from GlobalData’s Power IC. The information regarding the projects is sourced through secondary information sources such as country specific utility players, company news and reports, statistical organisations, regulatory body, government planning reports and their publications and is further validated through primary from various stakeholders such as power utility companies, consultants, energy associations of respective countries, government bodies and professionals from leading players in the power sector.