The mobile substation unit has reached the site of North Arkansas Electric Cooperative’s Southland Substation, which was destroyed by fire early Friday morning.
Crews continue to work on a temporary structure that will allow the mobile unit to be connected. Materials are on site, and the two main structures have been set. The outage is expected to continue into the weekend.
NAEC will rebuild the substation over a period of months while the mobile unit temporarily serves the 1,153 members in that area. The substation is located on Pebblecreek Drive off of the Sheid-Hopper Bypass.
The mobile unit comes from Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and consists of two semi-trailers that are connected once on site.
