ELECTRIC PROGRAM
The Electric Program is administered by the Utilities
Department. The program is designed to achieve five
primary strategic objectives:
1) Replace and/or rehabilitate aging infrastructure;
2) Maintain or increase system reliability;
3) Improve system efficiency;
4) Address system growth; and
5) Regulatory compliance.
The City owns and maintains the electric distribution
system within the City limits. The electrical system
consists of 205 miles of primary lines; 15,150 electric
meters, 6 electric substations, and 31 diesel generators
that are used to reduce electric costs in the City. The
annual peak electric load is 140 megawatts (MW).
PRIOR YEAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The Electric Program is investing every year in ongoing
projects to maintain and upgrade the electrical
distribution infrastructure including placing Overhead
Lines Underground (E-033), Transmission &
Distribution Maintenance (E-030), and Substation
Capacity/Reliability Improvements (E-037).
The spending on maintenance and upgrades of the
electrical distribution directly contributes to the City’s
excellent power service availability of 99.99%. This
translates to less than 52 minutes of outage time for the
average consumer in a year.
THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN (FY 2021 – FY 2025)
The FY 2021 Five-Year Capital Improvement Program
(CIP) includes $2,350,000 in Enterprise Funds (Electric
Fund).
FY 2021 funding consists of a $850,000 transfer from
the Electric Fund.
(Dollars in Thousands)
FY 2021 CAPITAL PROJECTS
New Fiber Optic Loop/Ring (E-032)
Install new fiber optic cabling to provide priority
services and improve reliability of critical infrastructure
networks and public safety services from Prince
William Street to Buckner Road.
LED Streetlight Replacement (E-034)
Upgrade all Manassas City streetlights (approximately
2,800) to LED over seven years.
Manassas Airport Distribution Improvements (E-035)
Develop an electrical infrastructure replacement and
upgrade plan at the Airport to include adding switching
options for redundancy an upgrade of backup
generation.
Point of Woods Substation Circuit Tie-Point (E-036)
Design and build an alternate tie to the Airport
Substation Circuit to increase operational flexibility and
allow maintenance at the substation.
FY 2021 MAINTENANCE CAPITAL PROJECTS
Transmission & Distribution Maintenance (E-030)
Replace cables and terminations on Bayberry Avenue
and within Georgetown South (Phase 1).
Alternative Generation Initiatives (E-031)
Ongoing investments to diesel generation assets to
meet emissions requirements and investigate new
technologies for alternative peak-shaving methods.
Place Overhead Lines Underground (E-033)
Relocation of utility services underground along
Jefferson Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, and School Street.
Substation Capacity/Reliability Improvements (E-037)
Perform major maintenance of the transformer and bus
at Battery Heights.
Circuit Automation (E-038)
Improve reliability and switching operations by
replacing manual switches with automatically operated
devices.
NEW CAPITAL PROJECTS
There are no new projects proposed for the Electric
Program.
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