Photo Shoot

Above: Transmission line pole set between Cohocton Wind Farm’s two substations.

The images in this post are outtakes from two photo shoots where I was hired to capture aspects of the construction process at Cohocton Wind Farm.

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Above: Linemen setting up for next phase line work.

 

Above: Welding prefabrication of substation components.

Above: Substation construction.

Above: Substation testing.

Above: Boring holes for transmission line poles.

Above: Lineman making a big stretch.

Above: Positioning a transmission pole for hoisting and setting.

Above: Setting a 185,000 pound substation transformer.

Above: Linemen at work. 

Above: Filling and tamping around a newly set transmission pole.

Above: Transporting a 185,000 pound substation transformer up a steep gravel site road.