Energy and utilities
Southeast Substation #18
Location not confirmed
Verified Project Information
Summary
Gastonia is developing a new municipal electric substation in southeast Gastonia to expand service capacity and improve redundancy and reliability for a growing area.
Current stage: Contract awarded.
Current condition: Active.
Key Facts
Estimated Cost
No overall project cost is published.
Latest Progress
2025-11-18: Gastonia City Council awarded Pike Electric LLC a $1,863,504.40 contract for construction of Substation 18. No notice to proceed or construction-start date was identified in the bounded research.
Project Leaders
City of Gastonia
Project owner, Project planner, Project sponsor
Project Funding
Funding type: Public · Status: Allocated
City of Gastonia: $1.86 million (2025)
City of Gastonia: $4.90 million (2025)
City of Gastonia: $3.62 million (2024)
Timeline
City awards Substation 18 construction contract
Gastonia City Council awarded Pike Electric LLC a $1,863,504.40 contract for construction of Substation 18. No notice to proceed or construction-start date was identified in the bounded research.
Stage after event: Contract awardedCity awards material and equipment contracts
Gastonia City Council awarded five material and equipment contracts for Southeast Substation
Stage after event: Contract awardedCity update refers to project as Substation 18
A City project-update meeting identified Substation 18 as a new substation in southeast Gastonia. The record confirms the later project name but does not document completion or a revised completion date.
Stage after event: Final designProperty acquired and design underway
City budget-retreat materials reported that property for the Southeast Electric Substation had been purchased and that the project was in the design phase, with completion then expected by the end of 2024.
Stage after event: Final design
Geography
Project site / location
No site geography relationship is published.
Affected / impact geography
- Gastonia, NC
Map
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Government Sources
- Primary
- City of GastoniaCity Council Resolution - Southeast Substation #18 Material and Equipment Contracts2025-01-07Primary
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