Project Information
Hydro One and Woodstock Hydro have identified the need for a new electricity transformer station (TS) on the east side of Woodstock to relieve overloading at Woodstock TS on South Street, and to ensure a reliable supply of electricity for Hydro One and Woodstock Hydro customers.
Approval to construct the Commerce Way TS and upgrade the associated transmission line was granted by the Ontario Energy Board in 2009. This project, together with the recently-completed Karn TS in the Township of Southwest Oxford and transmission line improvements between Woodstock TS and Ingersoll TS, represent significant investments in the electricity infrastructure supplying customers in the City of Woodstock and Oxford County.
Supply to the new Commerce Way TS will be "tapped" off the 115 kV transmission line that runs east-west along Parkinson Road in the City of Woodstock and Towerline Road in Norwich Township, shown as the green line on the map.
In order to accommodate the new Commerce Way TS, Hydro One will rebuild the existing 115 kV single-circuit transmission line to a double-circuit line at 230 kV standards, between Woodstock TS and the tap location for the new Commerce Way TS. The transmission line will initially continue to be operated at 115 kV. The existing transmission structures will be replaced with a combination of narrow-based lattice and slim steel towers.
Crews will begin construction along Towerline Road at Highway 401 in February 2012 and progress west along Parkinson Road to the Woodstock TS. Construction of the new Commerce Way TS, at Parkinson Road and Commerce Way, will also begin in February. The transmission line upgrade and new station are scheduled for completion in December 2012.
During the construction phase of this work Hydro One is working closely with City of Woodstock staff and local residents to minimize any potential disruptions to the community.