WILTON, MAINE - The Planning Board of the town of Wilton, Maine unanimously approved a site plan application for a Central Maine Power substation on Main Street, paving the way for construction to begin next month.

The new 34.5 kV substation will replace the existing substation on the Temple Road, as that facility cannot handle the infrastructural improvements required to run modern equipment, reports Daily Bulldog.

The substation project is unrelated to the proposed New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line, instead allowing for the delivery of electricity to Wilton and the surrounding area.

The construction should start next month, with a goal of having the new substation up and running by late May, 2020.

Source: Daily Bulldog