Services

Substation engineering, start to finish.

We cover every major discipline a substation or generation project needs — and the engineers who design your system are the ones who test and commission it.

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Substation Design

Complete physical and electrical design for new substations, expansions, and rebuilds — from distribution stations through 345 kV transmission-to-distribution step-downs.

  • Greenfield & brownfield substations
  • General arrangement & physical layout
  • Grounding design & conduit/cable routing
  • Structural & foundation coordination
  • Civil & site design
  • Distribution line design
  • Equipment specifications & procurement support
  • Construction packages & as-builts
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Protection & Control Engineering

Protection and control packages built to be wired, tested, and maintained — from relay one-lines to the last terminal block.

  • Relay one-lines & three-lines
  • AC/DC schematics & wiring diagrams
  • Relay panel layouts & control house design
  • Electromechanical-to-microprocessor retrofits
  • SEL standard panel integration
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Relay Settings & Power System Studies

Settings that coordinate on paper and in the field. We model the system, develop and document the settings, and analyze events when something operates.

  • Short-circuit & coordination studies
  • Line, transformer, bus, feeder & breaker-failure protection
  • Generator protection (SEL-700G, Beckwith)
  • Arc-flash studies & mitigation (NFPA 70E)
  • Grounding & lightning protection studies
  • Power quality, transient & harmonic studies
  • Relay event analysis
  • PSCAD & ETAP modeling
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SCADA, RTAC & Automation

From a single station to a whole utility system: RTU and RTAC programming, HMI development, communications, and the custom logic that ties it together.

  • SEL RTAC programming & IEC 61131-3 logic
  • Inductive Automation Ignition & Novatech Orion
  • DNP3, Modbus & IEC 61850 integration
  • HMI screens, historians & alarm notification
  • SCADA platform migrations
  • Automatic transfer & load-management schemes
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Generation & Interconnection

Solar, battery storage, and peak-shaving generation tied into utility systems — engineered for the interconnection requirements and for the way the plant will actually run.

  • Solar & BESS interconnection substations
  • Collector systems & point-of-interconnection design
  • Peak-shaving & standby generation
  • Microgrid & islanding design
  • Generator controls, excitation systems & protection integration
  • Stability modeling & custom control algorithms
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Relay Testing & Commissioning

We test protection — relays, logic, and the schemes they belong to — for systems we design and systems we inherit. Our field work stays focused on protection and controls.

  • Microprocessor & electromechanical relay testing
  • Logic, scheme & end-to-end testing
  • CT/PT circuit & wiring verification
  • SCADA point-to-point checkout
  • Startup & energization support
  • NERC PRC-005 protection system testing
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NERC PRC Compliance Support

Engineering and testing support for protection-system, generator, and disturbance-monitoring standards, with documentation built for the audit.

  • PRC-005 protection system maintenance
  • PRC-019, PRC-024, PRC-025 & PRC-026 evaluations
  • PRC-028-1 disturbance monitoring for inverter-based resources
  • Relay file collection & settings review
  • Evidence packages & test records
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Owner’s Engineer & Project Management

PMP-led project management and owner’s engineering — scope, schedule, specifications, and coordination between utilities, developers, contractors, and vendors.

  • Scope definition, scheduling & budgeting
  • Specifications, bid evaluation & vendor management
  • Procurement & contract administration
  • Design review & construction support
  • RFI responses & field coordination
  • Commissioning & closeout oversight
  • Technical & safety training for utility and plant staff
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On-Call & Emergency Support

When a station misbehaves, we pick up. Utilities and plant operators call us for troubleshooting, relay assistance, and fast restoration after equipment failures.

  • Troubleshooting & relay assistance
  • Event & fault analysis
  • Emergency restoration support
  • Critical spares coordination
A note on testing

We test protection — not every piece of equipment.

Our field work focuses on what we engineer: protective relays, control logic, and SCADA. When a project also needs transformer, breaker, battery, or cable testing, we coordinate with independent testing firms and work alongside them through commissioning.

Platforms & standards

Fluent in the equipment you already own.

  • SEL relays & RTACs
  • Beckwith Electric
  • Basler
  • Woodward
  • Inductive Automation Ignition
  • Novatech Orion
  • PSCAD
  • ETAP
  • IEC 61850
  • DNP3 & Modbus
  • IEC 61131-3
  • Tesla Megapack & OATI GridMind
Insights

Is your solar or storage site ready for PRC-028-1?

NERC’s disturbance-monitoring standard for inverter-based resources is phasing in now. Here’s what it requires, when it applies, and how most sites can get there.

Have a substation project on the boards?

Tell us about it — voltage class, location, schedule, and where it stands today. A senior engineer will get back to you, usually within one business day.