FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) — As Fort Pierre continues to grow the city is looking hard at what it needs to handle that growth. That look includes a deep dive into the city’s ability to power that growth with electricity. Andy Koob with D-G-R Engineering says Fort Pierre is expecting load growth of five-thousand kilowatts from now to 2033….
Koob says Fort Pierre has done a good job maintaining it’s system, but parts, like the transformer at the generation station is in need of replacement…
One transmission line brings power into Fort Pierre and if that goes down, the city’s generators won’t be able to support the city…
D-G-R has proposed a two-phase nine-point-seven million dollar capital improvement plan that would make various improvements to the city’s electric system through 2028.
