ORINDA – A new, larger-capacity transformer arrived at PG&E’s Moraga Substation early this morning.
The delivery of the huge piece of electrical equipment was done overnight to minimize traffic impacts. The transformer weighs 425,500 pounds. It is 15-feet tall, 29.5-feet long and more than 12-feet wide.
The new transformer arrives at the Moraga Substation in Orinda early this morning.
This is one of the largest and heaviest transformers ever to be transported into the PG&E system. Its journey included stops in Austria, Germany, Houston and Tracy before it arrived in Orinda. The final leg of the trip, which included boats and trains, required a 161-foot long, 80-wheel trailer.
The transformer will improve reliability in the East Bay and support the area’s growing demand for electricity.
Installation could take as long as a week to complete. Construction to upgrade the surrounding electric components will continue through February of 2013.
(Click here to watch a video of the move of a large transformer in San Francisco in March.)
