An investor-owned utility engaged ECT to support an 82-mile, 230kV transmission line across Central Florida. This project’s goal is to improve system reliability and support future growth in the area, including enhancements to existing substations and infrastructure. ECT managed a multi-agency permitting effort spanning two Florida Department of Environmental Protection districts and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including a Section 408 permit to address the line’s crossing of the Kissimmee River. These enhancements included existing substations and infrastructure. Given the scale of the corridor, the regulatory complexity of siting a high-voltage line across multiple jurisdictions, and the need for sustained public buy-in along the route, the company turned to ECT for its power delivery expertise.
Selected for its power delivery expertise, ECT provided full-service routing, siting, and environmental permitting support for the high-voltage corridor. Field teams identified and documented wetlands and habitat for threatened and endangered species, with concentrated survey and conservation permitting efforts that included gopher tortoise permitting and relocations. ECT also completed Phase I Cultural Resources Assessment Surveys for associated facilities, including a substation expansion, to evaluate potential impacts to archaeological sites and historic resources. As permitting advanced, ECT led community engagement to keep residents and local officials informed and involved throughout the siting process.
This project spanned multiple segments of transmission line, requiring ECT to align construction schedules while managing parallel regulatory tracks across agencies without delaying the project schedule. Through this approach, ECT delivered a fully permitted, multi-jurisdictional transmission corridor that positions the utility company to improve system reliability and support continued growth across its Central Florida service territory, while maintaining strong community relationships and regulatory compliance across every phase.