In a story published on January 23, 2024, the Asheville Citizen Times reported that Duke Energy is proposing a new location for its downtown substation.

The new location being considered is a city-owned parking lot on the corner of Rankin Ave and Hiawassee St. According to the reporting, “about half of the substation’s current footprint will remain, the rest extending into the adjacent site at 34 Hiawassee St. in an ‘L’ shape, freeing up part of the parcel behind the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium.”

To read more about the proposal, please visit https://news.yahoo.com/duke-energy-substation-coming-downtown-102115087.html.