PEPCO Waterfront Substation

OWNER: PEPCO

LOCATION: Washington, DC

COST: $51,000,000

SIZE: 93,419 SF

AWARDS:

Excellence in Construction, ABC
DBIA Mid-Atlantic Region Excellence in Design - Architecture & Engineering

The PEPCO Waterfront Substation was delivered as a Design-Build project in partnership. CWC handled the sitework and building construction. The project required careful attention to acoustical, sustainable, historic, and landscape considerations.

Sitework included the remediation of soil contaminated with residual gasoline and PAHs. The project was executed in three phases: site preparation and environmental assessments, securing regulatory approvals, and the construction of the substation along with transmission and distribution lines. The indoor substation has a capacity of 350 Megavolt-Amperes (MVA) to support the area’s long-term growth, with a building design that integrates seamlessly into the neighborhood.

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