The Perfect 13.2kV Nub
Published 08 Feb 2021
“We are trying to keep the craft in craftsmanship here at Tampa Electric Co. This high voltage cable nub was built by one of our apprentices. Not just anyone can be a cable splicer. You either have it or you don’t.” John McGaughan, Cable Systems Operations Specialist at TECO.
Tampa Electric USA has supplied the Tampa Bay area with electricity since 1899. Its West Central Florida service area covers 2,000 square miles, including all of Hillsborough County and parts of Polk, Pasco and Pinellas counties.
The company has 4,400 megawatts of generating capacity and over 667,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers that depend on Tampa Electric for reliable power and value-added energy services.
A high voltage 13.2kV nub or dead end on 750 MCM copper cable built to terminate a live end cable to terminate or splice in the future for network expansion. Note the apprentice signs and dates the lead work.
“I must agree with John McGaughan, we have to keep training the younger folks, it sometimes takes a while to find someone that has the “hands”, and the right attitude. Capping lead cables is a great start, learning the feel of the metal, and not the “fear” of the metal,” comments Douglas Page (EHV Jointer).
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