Backup transofmer to keep Westminster lights on

When the city of Westminster’s outside electrical consultant was handing out the complements the other night to the city’s leaders for investing in their utility infrastructure, he likely took into account the recent acquisition of a backup 44 kilovolt transformer. The re-conditioned 55,000 pound equipment was acquired to backup transformer that has seen 22 years of service and, to Westminster’s best knowledge, has never been taken off line to be examined.