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February, 2010 A new electricity substation in Queenstown, designed to grow with the resort's power consumption needs, opened this month.The $6 million substation, owned by Aurora Energy, is not recognisable from the outside as a high-level electricity distribution centre. Aurora Energy chairman Ray Polson said the design was a step towards future-proofing Queenstown's electricity supply. "When we started looking at expansion within the region, it was clear that the growth was going to continue," he said. "So when a new substation was required, we looked 50 years into the future rather than the normal short term, and we've got room for further expansion as the area is subdivided and the population grows." Room for another three switchboards has been allowed within the substation structure, which Mr Polson estimated could cope with population growth during the next 100 years. The substation was opened by Queenstown Mayor Clive Geddes in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Source: The Southland Times
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