Duquesne Light on Thursday unveiled a new facility aimed at providing more power to Downtown Pittsburgh, highlighting the beginning of a nearly $3 billion commitment to better serve its customers in Allegheny and Beaver counties.
The new Watson Substation is a state-of-the-art facility created to enhance the resiliency and capacity of Downtown Pittsburgh’s electricity grid and strengthen the infrastructure that powers the businesses and residential buildings in the Golden Triangle, Duquesne Light said.
It was first conceived in 2017 and required an investment of more than $237 million from Duquesne Light…