"Superload" Generator Arrives At Cliffside Station In North Carolina

**Friday update**
Duke Energy says the “superload” was moved to its final resting place at the Cliffside Station in North Carolina on Thursday. Officials say the generator around 3pm ending the 300 mile trip. The power station is near Boiling Springs, NC.

**Monday 8:00 a.m.
Duke Energy reports Mammoet delivered the stator to its resting place in Chesnee around 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Engineers say the generator will remain there for several days while the trailers are reconfigured and then it will be moved to the Cliffside Steam Station, which will probably take less than a day.

**Friday 3:20 p.m.**
Duke Energy reports that the team engineering the generator move across South Carolina made the decision to stop and has parked off of Highway 11 at a location approximately two miles from I-26. Officials say the stator will not move Saturday due to expected rain showers. Mammoet plans to leave the location on Sunday, Dec. 6, at approximately 5 a.m. and arrive in Chesnee later that day. Duke says once the superload arrives in Chesnee, it will remain there for three to five days while the trailers on the heavy hauler are reconfigured.

**Friday Noon Update**
The stator moved through Campobello before the noon hour on Friday. Crowds gathered to watch the giant generator come through town. Multiple Duke Energy crews and engineers were on hand to help the vehicle maneuver.

Duke Energy anticipates the generator will arrive in Chesnee the early morning hours of Saturday. Duke says the generator will remain for approximately five days while the heavy hauler is refitted with a different trailer. The stator to arrive at Cliffside Steam Station in mid-December.
**Thursday 4:20 p.m. Update**

The stator has stopped near the intersection of Highways 25 and 11, according to Duke Energy. The stator will resume its journey at 7:00 a.m. Friday. The plan is to travel throughout the day, cross over I-26 Friday night and arrive at the CSX rail yard in Chesnee Saturday morning. Crews are efforting an arrival in Chesnee ahead of the the rain expected this weekend.

**Thursday 11:51 a.m. Update**
Duke Energy now says the stator is on Highway 25 in Travelers Rest.

**Thursday 6:15 a.m. Update**
Duke Energy and the Greenville County Sheriff's Office said the stator would begin moving again at 7:00 a.m. Thursday. Workers had to put dollies on the load to help it clear bridges. A portion of White Horse Road between Highways 123 and 253 will be closed until 8 a.m. The stator will then travel north on U.S. Highway 25 then north on SC Highway 11before ending the days five mile an hour trip near Campobello.

**Wednesday 7:55 a.m. Update**
Duke Energy says the massive generator that is making its way across South Carolina will be delayed in moving. The contractor has rescheduled the move until Thursday due to the weather. The plan is to start moving the stator on December 3rd from its present location on Whitehorse Road in Greenville. The stator will travel north on Highway 25 and then north on Highway 11. Plans call for the crew to leave the Whitehorse Road location between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Dec. 3.

**Monday 10:32 a.m. Update**

News Channel 7's Kristen Nastasia reports Greenville Sheriff's Office deputies have removed protesters who chained themselves to the massive Duke Energy generator, but demonstrators remain at the site of the "superload" off Highway 25.

The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office says that there are a dozen or so protestors at the site of where Duke Energy's stator generator is to resume it's slow trip to North Carolina Monday.

Melissa McKinney of the GCSO says two to four of the protesters have chained themselves to the top of the generator. Deputies are working to get those people down and make arrests.

Duke Energy spokesman Andy Thompson confirms the protest at the site. Mammoet, the company that is handling the transportation of the stator, notified local law enforcement.

The stator has been parked for a week off Highway 25 about two miles south of Interstate 85. The slow trip to North Carolina was halted a week ago because of wet weather and the Thanksgiving holiday.

The generator and trailer - which weigh a total of 1.5 million pounds and travels at about five miles an hour - is scheduled to resume the drive at 8:00 p.m. Monday. The stator will travel along Highway 25 and portions of Mills Avenue, Marue Drive, Washington Avenue, and White Horse Road.

Duke Energy's plan is to travel throughout Monday evening and early Tuesday morning hours to a spot on Highway 25 just short of Highway 124.

On December 2, the stator will begin moving along Highway 25 towards Highway 11. Duke Energy expects to reach the Cliffside Steam Station, near Boiling Springs, NC by mid-December.
Update 11/30/09
On Monday starting at 6;00 p.m. the truck will travel U.S. Highway 25 (Augusta Road) to Mills Avenue, Marue Drive, Washington Avenue and ending up on White Horse Road.
The transporter will continue on White Horse Road, Highway 25 and finally Highway 11. Eventually the load will end up in Boiling Springs, NC.

Update 11/23/09
"The Stator," is stalled for a week. It's parked off U.S. 25 in Greenville County, just a couple miles south of I-85. The generator is parked because of the wet weather and upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, according to Duke Energy. "The Stator," will pass through the city limits of Greenville at 5 mph will resume one week from Monday at 6:00 p.m.

Update 11/15/09

The Department Of Transportation says the generator is expected in Greenwood County some time tomorrow.

Saturday they hope that the generator will be at it's destination.

They say the generator will stay there for a couple of weeks while maintenance is done and the permit is applied for for the next leg of the trip.

Update 9/28/09
An oversize load classified as a “superload” will be transported through South Carolina beginning September 18th and may impact local traffic in the following counties: Jasper, Hampton, Allendale, Barnwell, Aiken, Edgefield, Saluda, Greenwood, Laurens, Greenville, Spartanburg and Cherokee.

The load consists of a power generator and transport rig weighing 1.89 million pounds and will be transported on two multi-wheeled hydraulic trailers at a speed of between 5 mph and 20 mph. The total length of the load is approximately 300 feet.

The move is anticipated to take up to 30 days.

The mover has contacted emergency medical services, school districts, law enforcement and others who may be directly affected by the impact on traffic flow.

The load will move from the boat ramp located nearby Purrysburg, SC, to the North Carolina state line. Portions of the move will occur at night to avoid traffic.

The transport will go through the following towns and cities: Tillman, Tarboro and Pineland (Jasper County); Furman and Estill (Hampton County); Allendale, Seigling and Ulmer (Allendale County); Barnwell, Elko and Williston (Barnwell County); White Pond, Windsor, Montmorenci and Aiken (Aiken County); Johnston (Edgefield County); Saluda (Saluda County); Greenwood, Hodges and Ware Shoals (Greenwood County); Brewerton and Princeton (Laurens County); Ware Place, Greenville, Travelers Rest and

Gowansville (Greenville County); Campobello, Fingerville and Chesnee (Spartanburg County).

State law authorizes the SC Department of Transportation Oversize/Overweight Permit (OSOW) office, at its discretion, to issue permits for vehicles and loads that exceed legal size and/or weight limits. SCDOT defines “superload” as a load and transport with a combined weight of more than 130,000 pounds.

The superload will have a positive economic impact on the state due to the purchase of fuel, the hiring of engineering consultants, the purchase of hotel rooms and meals, the cartage fees paid to the Port of Charleston and numerous other impacts.