At EPE, we treat each client and project as our own. We adapt our scope of work, deliverability and timeline to meet our client's needs, all without compromising the excellent engineering services we provide. EPE has completed work all across the USA and internationally for a wide variety of clients.

• Rural electric cooperatives
• Municipal electric distribution systems
• Utilities
• Industrial clients
• Generating entities
• Renewable Generation Developers

• Over 50 renewable generation clients.
• Over 100 generator interconnection assessments per year

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A few representative U.S. PROJECTS    Return to top

RRE Austin Solar, 2010 60 MW Solar PV farm in Manor, Texas: Owner’s Engineer for project development, from Site Investigation, to energy production assessment, project engineering design, selection of technology and major equipment, geotechnical and Environmental/permitting management, transmission grid interconnection, Purchase Power Agreement negotiations, Cost Analysis, equipment specifications, compliance with utility requirements, all the way to Engineering/ Procurement/ Construction. Ground Breaking expected December 2010. Full project in service date August 2011.

Fotowatio Renewable Ventures. Gemini 30 MW Solar PV, 2010 Owner's engineer on all transmission and design issues for interconnection of the first large scale solar Photovoltaic Project in the US. The project has signed a Power Purchase Agreement with Austin Energy, leader in green energy. The project is Designed with Suntech panels on trackers, and construction expected to begin in 2011. Expected construction to begin in 2011. The First Large Scale Solar PV project Design completed in the US

Horn Wind, LLC, South Clay/Shannon 200 MW Wind Farm 200 MW wind farm in Austin Texas, using 111 Vestas V100 turbines” Owner’s Engineer on all phases of development, including but not limited to project design and grid interconnection, wind assessment and turbine selection, Power Purchase Agreement negotiations, financial and financing review, all the way to Engineering/Procurement/Construction. Expected in service date April 2012.

AES Inc., Buffalo Gap123 Wind projects (2007-2010): 523 MW of Wind Generation currently In Operation. Abilene, Texas EPE assisted and continues to provide technical and operational assistance for the Buffalo Gap Projects in Curtailment of energy studies, grid interconnection technical compliance, market operations review, design and analysis of export capacity. Worked closely on validating the projects for financing with JP Morgan. These projects are currently in operation.

Randado & Oilton, Texas, 2009 Transmission Export Analysis study for 80 MW & 84 MW wind generation farms. Grid Interconnection interface discussions with transmission provider. Preliminary Design and Engineering of collection system and Grid Interconnection interface. Preparation of Substation and Balance of Plant RFP and evaluation of bids. Review of turbine manufacturer specs for operational compliance with utility requirements.

Roscoe, Texas, 2008 Owner's engineering on the electrical interconnection design of the first D8.2, 2 MW wind turbine prototype by DeWind Incorporated. This prototype was used to provide funding for wind farm research at TSTC college. Commissioning was successfully completed the week of March 3, 2008 putting this prototype in operation for the first time in the US.

Evaluation of distribution grid interconnection and recommendations for upgrades to allow successful interconnection of the Texas State Technical College 2 MW wind turbine to the grid. Lead and reach good resolution on interface discussions with the utility on interconnection issues and engineering solutions to strengthen otherwise a weak distribution grid network at the point of interconnect.

Caprock, New Mexico, 2007 Supervision and review of Design / Engineering / Equipment procurement, and construction of the electrical system associated with the 80 MW Caprock Wind Ranch project. The electrical system included a 90 MVA, 115 kV - 34.5 kV substation with an 80 MVA dynamic reactive power compensation system (D-VAR), 15 miles of 115 kV transmission tie line, 15 miles of underground 34.5 kV line, 20 miles of overhead 34.5 kV line, and eighty 1.25 MVA, 34.5 kV - 600 V pad-mount transformers.

Lewiston, Idaho GPS Interface for Work Orders with direct link with electric distribution maps. Capable of handheld unit programming to download interactively from base GIS maps and datasets maintained by Electric Power Engineers, Inc. Engmap© Egnineering-GIS based software.

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A few representative INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS     Return to top

Morocco, USTDA mission, 2010 United States Trade Development Agency (USTDA) definition mission for Renewable Energy Development in Morocco. EPE reviewed the technical and regulatory developments in renewable energy in Morocco, providing key recommendations on the selection of renewable energy development projects for studies to be funded by USTDA. Our President Hala N. Ballouz met with high officials in the Ministry of Energy, Office of National Electricity, American Moroccan Chamber of Commerce (AmCham), Agency for Development of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ADEREE), Moroccan Agency of Solar Energy (MASEN) and other key agencies and officials in Morocco. EPE will continue to support Morocco in its excellent efforts for renewable energy development, with goals of 2 GW of Wind and 2 GW of Solar generation on the grid by 2020. Morocco has excellent renewable energy resources and prospects of exporting renewable energy to Europe.

Soma Wind Farm, Manissa, Turkey 36 X Nordex N90-2500 Turbines – Total of 90 MW, Currently under construction Bilgin Elektrik - Full blown feasibility analysis, including wind farm design using different turbine models and layout, and based on analysis of wind measurements. Provide complete financial analysis of all alternatives including but not limited to, equipment and construction costs, energy costs, wheeling and wholesale power costs and other economic indices Provide financing recommendations and assistance. The wind farm design recommended in the feasibility study provides the base for the next phase of the wind farm development. The Soma Wind Farm is currently under construction with the specification provided in the feasibility study that EPE completed for this project

Ras El Kaimah, UAE: Research and map existing transmission grid, and overlay Supply/Demand projections. Develop a long range plan to provide the Emirate delivery of power to exponential growth in industrial and large recreational developments. Propose alternative for power generation such as wind and nuclear including identifying grid interconnection strategy for new generation. Study the integration of a small 30 MW wind farm with the existing grid and private power plant in the Emirate.

Study to assist the National Electric Utility of El Salvador (CEL) in modernizing billing/records procedures including recommendations for a state-of-the art system of computer hardware/software and communications. Work completed under the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) contract. Participations in Electric Distribution Seminar hosted by the Instituto Nacional de Electrificacion in Guatemala