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Electric Department Head Tom McBartlett presented a master plan to keep the city of Ashland’s electric department safe, reliable and capable of meeting future demand at the Ashland City Council study session Monday.
The creation of a master plan was approved by Ashland City Council last year and, through the contracted work of Stoddard Power Systems, the electric department completed, “a thorough evaluation of the City’s electric infrastructure and made recommendations to meet future growth and timely replacement of assets,” according to meeting materials.
The plan projected that, with a few changes, the city’s electric system would be capable of handling the projected population growth and with a few potential upgrades and alterations — such as an expansion of the Mountain Avenue substation and a potential upgrade to its transformer. Councilors and Mayor Tonya Graham focused on concerns related to climate and resilience…