Think A Substation Is A Good Idea In Arroyo Grande? Think Again!

Our next post Potential Big Trouble In Big Ditch (aka Arroyo Grande) we suggest there may be a deal between TEP & Pima County to put a substation on a 3 acre parcel within Arroyo Grande. Our friend Zev noted in his comment that an Osha web site shows what a typical substation looks like.
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/electric_power/illustrated_glossary/substation.html

Here's what Chuck Huckleberry might have in mind for Arroyo Grande. It's not a pretty site!!!

A substation is a high-voltage electric system facility. It is used to switch generators, equipment, and circuits or lines in and out of a system. It also is used to change AC voltages from one level to another, and/or change alternating current to direct current or direct current to alternating current. Some substations are small with little more than a transformer and associated switches. Others are very large with several transformers and dozens of switches and other equipment. There are three aspects to substations:

Typical substation