Substations

As part of our electrical distribution services, we provide engineering and technical services for high-voltage power substations.

We will deliver substations for a variety of purposes including:

  • Generator Connection to the Transmission or Distribution System
  • Transmission Interconnection at the Same or Different Voltage
  • Utility Distribution
  • End-user Facility

We customize our services to meet your specific needs. Here is an example list of common services and deliverables:


Planning

  • Conceptual Design and Planning
  • Budgetary Estimates
  • Feasibility Studies


Electrical Design and Engineering

  • Electrical One-line Diagrams
  • Raceway Layouts
  • Energization Procedures
  • Protective Relaying and Metering Design and Procurement
  • Electrical AC and DC Schematics Design
  • Grounding System Design
  • Major Equipment Procurement (transformers, circuit breakers, switchgear, capacitors)
  • Packaged Equipment Procurement (bus, insulators, switches, instrument transformers)


Civil, Structural, and Architectural Design

  • Physical Arrangement
  • Civil Site Design (grading, cut, fill, landscaping, lighting)
  • Foundation and Pier Design
  • Major Equipment Procurement
  • Buildings and Steel Structures
  • Roads and Parking


Construction

  • Construction and Erection Contract Management
  • Equipment Factory Inspections
  • Start-up and Checkout Services
  • Equipment Expediting
  • Coordinate Training
  • Documentation

Representative Projects:

  • City of Gardner, Kansas, Substation Number 3, Gardner, Kansas
    This project included a new 161-12.5-kV distribution substation, the expansion to a 161-kV ring bus configuration of an existing 161-12.5-kV substation and a new 3 mile 161-kV steel pole transmission line with 12/5-KV under build to connect the two substations.

 

  • Independence Power & Light, Substation R, Independence, Missouri
    This project was a greenfield substation consisting of a 69-kV ring bus, two 69-12.47-kV transformers, two 69-kV transmission lines, and 15-kV class switchgear. The switchgear is designed for eight distribution feeders, auxiliary cubicles and a tie breaker. The site provided a major design challenge given the steep, original slope and relatively thin property width.