Hawaiian Electric completes work on West Maui transmission line, including installation of 70 new steel poles : Maui Now [Video]

A critical transmission line that serves as a back-up route of power to approximately 11,000 customers in West Maui is now online after Hawaiian Electric rebuilt the line along former routes in the Lahaina area with new steel and wood poles and electrical equipment. 

HECO reports this rebuilding of interim overhead infrastructure is a major milestone in the ongoing recovery efforts in West Maui. The transmission line helps to maintain reliable service as it provides another route of energy delivery to Lahaina as well as Puʻukoliʻi, Māhinahina, Nāpili, Kā‘anapali and Kapalua. 

The transmission lines are built for redundancy when more than one circuit serves larger areas. Should one line or circuit go out of service for maintenance or during emergencies, HECO reports the electricity path can be switched to an alternate route to continue to provide power to customers in the area.

“Transmission systems are the backbone of an electrical …