Substations

Proper design, construction and maintenance of our substations and the equipment contained within allows utilities to transport and delivery power at lowest reasonable costs.

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Substations

Systems With Intelligence Touchless Monitoring Overview

Nov. 1, 2024
See how the Systems With Intelligence “Touchless Monitoring Solution” can help utilities reduce operating costs while improving safety and reliability. Touchless technology...
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Substations

Ensuring Ongoing Performance - What’s Needed to Configure Visual & Thermal Monitoring Solutions?

Nov. 1, 2024
Continuous monitoring provides utilities with an early warning system to detect potential faults or issues before a serious failure occurs. Instead of relying solely on physical...
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Substations

5 Common Challenges When Deploying Remote Substation Monitoring Solutions

Nov. 1, 2024
Visual and thermal sensors enable remote monitoring of high-value and critical substation assets. With better access to data, utilities can reduce operations and maintenance costs...
Substations

A Strategic Approach To Utility Cloud-Based Applications

Aug. 1, 2024
Addressing the Common Barriers to the Cloud
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Substations

A Utility’s Journey To SF6-Free Dead Tank Breakers

June 27, 2024
Eversource Energy successfully pilots an alternative circuit breaker to SF6, enabling it to transition toward a more environmentally sustainable transmission grid.
The decanter allows the water to be either discarded if it meets regulatory discharge limits or returned to the pit or another containment area.
The decanter allows the water to be either discarded if it meets regulatory discharge limits or returned to the pit or another containment area.
Entergy
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Transmission Reliability

Multi-Phase Resiliency and Reliability Projects to Begin in Little Rock and Surrounding Area

Sept. 24, 2024
The projects include transmission infrastructure upgrades to lines serving the downtown area to provide abundant power that can be restored quicker in the case of an outage.
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Solar Flares, What’s Next?

Sept. 24, 2024
Damage from solar flares and CMEs vary. Strong solar flares can affect satellites. Powerful CMEs, however, interact with the Earth’s magnetic fields producing geomagnetic inducing...
Tucson Electric Power (TEP)
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Transmission

Route Approved for TEP Midtown Transmission Line

Sept. 11, 2024
The project will involve the installation of a 138-kV transmission line, a substation, and other upgrades, replacing older, lower-voltage equipment to improve grid reliability...
Moxa Inc.
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Substations

What Is the Right Way to Retrofit an IEC 61850 Smart Grid?

Sept. 10, 2024
Retrofitting poses challenges like integrating legacy power systems into IEC 61850 networks and addressing security issues.