There have been previous posts on some of the electric grid issues that have plagued the neighborhood. Unfortunately, some portions of the neighborhood saw more brownouts this summer, including the new Pescados restaurant on China Street. Thankfully there have been some temporary solutions, but after more inquiries by the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association to the State Corporation Commission, Dominion Power is now actively working on a more permanent update to the grid structure.

From a letter to the neighborhood association:

In response to the inadequate service provided by Dominion Virginia Power (“Company”) due to load growth within the Oregon Hill neighborhood, the Company has designed a project that will split the neighborhood’s load in half. The project will consist of installing set of step-down transformers, a new terminal pole, and a 1/0 underground primary conductor as indicated in the pictures below. The voltage will then be stepped down to 2.4 kV. This will essentially take half of the neighborhood off of the current stepdown.

The Company is currently in the process of obtaining the permits and underground easements required for this project. The Company will provide a more specific timeframe for completion once all the permits and easements have been acquired.

Now that the electricity service is being addressed, maybe we can take another look at the internet service…stay tuned!