Ford Island 46 kV Underground Line Client: Hawaiian Electric Company Location: Hawaii, USA POWER Engineers was hired by Hawaiian Electric Company to conduct a power delivery feasibility study on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor. The historic island sits strategically in the heart of the harbor and is home to a U.S. Naval base and airstrip that played a key role during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941. Today, the base is still in use, although its airstrip has long been decommissioned. Nowadays the island is the main jumping off point for visitors to the U.S.S. Missouri and Arizona memorials. During the study POWER Engineers analyzed use patterns and reliability, maintenance requirements, economic feasibility, and installation techniques. It recommended a two-mile, double circuit

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