Bay Hill Area Grid Improvements

Duke Energy is working to improve reliability, reduce outages, and strengthen the power grid in your community against severe weather and prepare our system to serve the growing area. As part of this commitment, we are conducting a multiyear grid improvement project in the Bay Hill area.
Benefits to the Community
- Support current and future growth and development in the area
- Improve overall reliability of service to customers
- Strengthen the grid against power outages from severe weather
- Provide smarter options to restore power faster using self-healing technologies
Stay Informed
To help ensure that we can keep you informed on grid improvement projects in your area, please log in to your online Duke Energy account to confirm your contact information is correct or call our customer care center at 800.700.8744.General Area of Work
Project Details
- Convert overhead lines to underground
- Upgrades to the area serviced by substation
- Vegetation trimming and/or removals to help increase grid reliability
Key Project Dates*
- 2025: Project Announcement
- 2025: Construction Begins
*This project is on a multiyear schedule. These dates are subject to change based on factors such as weather, availability of crews and equipment and other unforeseen circumstances.
Project Updates
Throughout the project, customers can expect:
- Potential road closures
- Access, as needed, to their property to perform underground installation, maintenance, and removal of overhead electric wires
- Potential night and weekend work
- Limited planned outages may be needed, customers will be notified in advance should a temporary outage be necessary
- Construction equipment and work crews will be present and will carry identification
- Routine vegetation trimming and/or removal necessary for safe and reliable operation of the electric system
- Restoration of areas as close as possible to previous conditions after grid improvement work is completed
- Get Connected fact sheet
Grid projects today help support communities for tomorrow
Learn about the grid improvement construction process and how these projects help maintain a reliable and resilient energy grid.
Learn about our national arborist standards for trimming and/or removing vegetation around power lines to help protect the reliability and integrity of the electric grid.
Learn about how we're building a smart-thinking grid that will help increase efficiency and quality of service, prepare the grid for cleaner energy options, and restore power outages faster than ever.
Learn more about how moving outage-prone lines underground can significantly reduce power outages and momentary service interruptions.
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