Substation Easement and Lease
Gridlync land and infrastructure glossary.
A substation easement or lease secures the land for an electric substation or switchyard, where voltage is transformed between transmission and distribution. It covers the site, access, and any associated line easements. The station site is usually paired with easements for the transmission lines feeding in and the distribution feeders running out, and utilities hold these station sites alongside miles of line easements.
Utilities hold substation sites alongside miles of line easements. Gridlync keeps the station land rights and the connecting easements in one record.
Example
Valley Electric acquires a substation lease over 3 acres of the Pham family farm for a new switchyard at $28,000 a year, along with easements for the transmission lines feeding in and the distribution feeders running out.