A new substation, located at 4811 Wade Nash Road, is currently under construction.
The towns of Fuquay-Varina and Holly Springs have experienced tremendous growth over the past 10 years, and they continue to develop. The Fuquay Wade Nash 115-kilovolt substation is needed to meet the growing energy needs of our customers.
This new substation will lower voltage from the nearby transmission line to an appropriate voltage for distribution lines, which send power to homes and businesses throughout the community. Increasing the number of substations in the region improves reliability and helps meet growing energy demands.
The Fuquay Wade Nash substation will connect to an existing transmission line located off Lightwater Lane, adjacent to the substation property.
The substation is expected to be operational in early 2020.
To provide visual screening of the substation, especially for nearby homes, a soil berm will be built, and significant landscaping will be added. Click here to see a rendering of the landscape design and the aerial line drawing of the substation.
Please note these drawings are for illustrative purposes only. Exact plantings will be based on the approved landscape plan and professional landscaping guidance.
Once the substation is constructed and operational, the transmission poles and overhead transmission lines currently running through the Springhill subdivision – from the corner of Lightwater and Stobhill lanes to Old Powell Road and across Broad Street to the Fuquay Guilford Mills 115 kilovolt substation – will be removed. The Fuquay Guilford Mills substation, located at 4514 Old Powell Road, will also be removed.
The new substation will be supported by technicians as needed to provide maintenance and ensure safe, reliable operations.
Project to Date
The early stages of the clearing and grading work began this summer and will continue throughout 2018 and into early 2019.
The Town of Fuquay-Varina Board of Adjustment approved Duke Energy's application on Feb. 13, 2017.
Contact Us
We are committed to working with our neighbors as we move through each phase of this project.
If you have questions, please call us at 866.297.5886 or email CarolinasEast@duke-energy.com.
