New Entergy Transformer Will Serve Summer Peak Demand

A new transformer went into service June 28 at Entergy's Twinkletown substation in Walls, Mississippi.

Located in DeSoto County, near the intersection of Highway 61 and Church Road, the substation where the new transformer was installed is on the company's 230kv transmission line that runs between its Freeport and Robinsonville substations.

Installing the transformer enhances reliability of service to Entergy Mississippi customers during peak summer demand for power.

In addition to the transformer, the project included construction of a 230kV line into and out of the substation, three Entergy feeders and one feeder serving the Coahoma Electric Power Association.

Completion of this project also creates the option to add a third transmission line eastward that could ultimately connect to the company's Getwell substation near Hernando in DeSoto County, thereby providing service to distribution substations located along that transmission line, should demand grow.