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The City of Newton’s electric crew has completed construction of a new electric delivery station on NC Highway 10 West near the new Jacob Fork Park.  The new station is now online.
 
The new 33 MVA – or Mega Volt Amp -- electric station was built to help reduce the load of the existing electric delivery station, which is over 90 percent capacity.  The new station will also help provide future redundancy during power outages caused by storms and winds.  The new station will decrease the duration of power outages and spread the electric load more evenly throughout the city’s electrical system, which will prolong the life of the electrical equipment.

As the city continues to add new businesses and industries, the new electric station will meet the growth needs and related electricity demand for the future. If necessary, the station can be expanded to 66 MVA.

Newton – with approximately 4,900 electric customers -- is one of approximately 70 cities in North Carolina that operates electric systems.