(File Photo of the Duquesne Light Company Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Duquesne Light Company recently unveiled the building for its Watson Substation in the Bluff neighborhood of Pittsburgh. This building is a facility worth $237.4 million that is designed to enhance and improve resiliency of energy during volatile weather for the Golden Triangle of Downtown Pittsburgh. This substation features items in it like a 130-rooftop solar panel, a robust stormwater management system, and numerous network circuits. Another goal of this new facility is meeting growing demands for energy. The Watson Substation is scheduled for completion by December. Brief power outages might potentially be caused when power transfer at the Watson Substation is planned for on October 28th and October 29th, 2025. The alternate dates for this two-phase power transfer are November 18th and November 19th, 2025 and Duquesne Light Company has notified their customers and stakeholders who will be impacted by it. The Watson Substation is part of the revitalization efforts of Downtown Pittsburgh, which includes preparations for the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh from April 23rd-25th, 2026, and this facility will join the Brunot Island and Forbes substations that Duquesne Light Company has in supplying power to the community of Downtown Pittsburgh.