Electrical distributor Powercor has moved into a newly constructed depot in Doyles Road which replaced their former depot in Wheeler Street.
The $10M development provides a more modern and improved work hub for their support and service to homes and businesses in the region.
Where possible, Powercor used local building supplies and tradespeople, including carpenters, plumbers, electricians, flooring contractors, and painters, to complete the 11- month construction project.
In 2019 alone, Powercor crews from Shepparton conducted 432 new connections, 262 alterations to a connection, 109 service pit installations, and constructed new underground electricity infrastructure for 16 new housing estates. Crews also responded to more than 1,500 network faults for a range of reasons including extreme weather events, animals and vehicle collisions.
Northern Region field operations manager, Ross Hammer said, “This is a significant investment in our community and demonstrates our commitment to supporting our customers.
“We had well and truly outgrown Wheeler Street, we had different groups in different buildings and we didn’t have a lot of room to park our trucks.
“Now we’ve got everyone together, we’ve got all of our trucks under cover and we’ve got plenty of room for equipment and cabling.”
In the Greater Shepparton City Council region alone, employees at the Shepparton depot operate and maintain 22,684 poles, 2,621 kilometres of powerlines and 4,304 distribution transformers that deliver power to more than 33,550 Powercor customers.
