Transmission

Once electricity is generated, it must be moved to the local cooperatives that will distribute it to their members.

Transformers at the generation locations increase the voltage to 69,000 volts or more to transport electricity across high-tension power lines that crisscross Wabash Valley Power's service territories as part of the nation's electric power grid. Electricity is then routed in the most efficient manner and delivered to substations within the communities served by WVPA member systems. There, another series of transformers changes the voltage to levels between 7,200 and 14,400-volts for distribution across local power lines.

Wabash Valley Power works with regional transmission organizations to ensure the reliable operation of the transmission process. The association also works with a power trading and risk management organization called ACES Power Marketing to maintain a reliable power supply.