Engineering Coordination

Design engineering, equipment procurement, and construction of the electrical system associated with the 80 MW Caprock Wind Ranch was completed for Texas Wind Power Company. 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, 795 kcmil ACSR transmission line, 15 miles of underground 34.5 kV line using conductors ranging from 1000 kcmil to #1/0 AWG, 20 miles of overhead 34.5 kV line using conductors ranging from 795 kcmil to #1/0 AWG, and eighty 1.25 MVA, 34.5 kV - 600 V pad-mount transformers

City of Brady, Texas
City of Hearne, Texas
McLennan County Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission line work including preparation of plan and profile sheets for 69 and 138 kV transmission has been completed for Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Substation Design and Construction

Substation construction has been completed for the following clients. These substation projects included substation design, material and labor contract preparation, construction observation, inspection, testing, and preparation of closeout documents.

Protective Relaying

Relaying projects including design, contract preparation, construction inspection, testing, and closeout document preparation have been completed for the following clients. These relaying types include protection for all the above listed substation projects and other miscellaneous projects including transfer trip schemes over microwave channels, pilot wire relaying, impedance relaying, transformer differential relaying, load shedding, breaker failure backup relaying, time-overcurrent relaying, etc.

City of Bryan, Texas
City of College Station, Texas
City of Brady, Texas
Upshur-Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative-
Rebuilding Big Sandy
Substation and minor additions to other 138 kV and
69 kV substations.

City of Brady-
69 kV-12.5 kV South Substation;
two (2) power transformers rated 12/16/20 MVA and
six (6) 12.5 kV distribution bays.

City of College Station-
138 kV-12.5 kV Highway 30 Substation
three (3) power transformers rated 25/33/42 MVA and
twelve (12) 12.5 kV distribution bays.

City of College Station-
138 kV-12.5 kV South Substation
two (2) 25/33/42 MVA power transformers and
eight (8) 12.5 kV distribution bays.

City of College Station-
138 kV Switch Station
ring bus configuration
six (6) 138 kV transmission bays suitable for conversion
to a breaker-and-a-half configuration with eight
(8) 138 kV transmission bays.

City of Bryan-
69 kV-12.5 kV South Substation
two (2) 10/12.5 MVA power transformers and
six (6) 12.5 kV distribution bays.

City of Bryan 69-12.5 kV North Substation
two (2) 10/12.5 MVA power transformers and
eight (8) 12.5 kV distribution bays.

Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA)

Consulting services to the City of College Station included design, material specifications, installation specifications, and testing specifications for a SCADA system installed in College Station's dispatching office with Remote Terminal Units installed in the City's 138 kV switch station, Highway 30 Substation, South Substation, and Bryan metering point.

Power Plant Operations

Power plant operation scheduling to determine the most economical mix of generated and purchased power have been completed for the following clients:

City of Brady, Texas
City of Hearne, Texas

System Operations Summary

Reports summarizing inputs from information metering installed on substations and distribution feeders are prepared on a quarterly basis for the following clients. These recommendations include capacitor switching, phase balancing, load shifting, etc.

City of Brady, Texas
City of Hearne, Texas
McLennan County Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Navarro County Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Wise Electric Cooperative, Inc.

System Mapping

System mapping using computer aided drafting (CAD) has been completed for the following clients. This mapping includes preparation of dispatching maps, circuit diagrams, truck maps, detail maps, director's district maps, certification boundary maps, key maps, etc.

City of Brady, Texas
City of Hearne, Texas
Jackson Electric Cooperative, Inc., Edna, Texas
McLennan County Electric Cooperative, Inc., McGregor, Texas
Navarro County Electric Cooperative, Inc., Corsicana, Texas
Clearwater Power Company, Lewiston, Idaho
Public Utility District No. 1 of Asotin County, Clarkston, Washington
Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Voltage Regulator Settings

Load drop compensation settings are prepared for system voltage regulators after revisions of system Work Plans for the following clients:

Bartlett Electric Cooperative, Inc.
McLennan County Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Navarro County Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Wise Electric Cooperative, Inc.

System Maintenance Plans

System maintenance plans including inspection, and preventative maintenance programs for substations and switching station have been prepared for the following clients:

City of Brady, Texas
City of College Station, Texas

Work Order Inspections

Work order inspections are completed on a regular basis for:

Bartlett Electric Cooperative, Inc.
McLennan County Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Navarro County Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Wise Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Expert Witness

Expert witness services in matters concerning personal injury, construction disputes, contract disputes, system reliability disputes, etc. have been completed for rural electric cooperatives, municipal electric systems, and large corporations.

City of Georgetown
Limestone County Electric Cooperative, Inc.
McLennan County Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Robertson Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Texas City Refining, Inc.
Wise Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Apartment Submetering

Submetering services including meter reading, meter calibration, and tenant bill preparation have completed monthly for numerous apartment complexes in College Station, Texas.

B&B Properties
College Main Apartments
Emerald Park Apartments
French Quarter Apartments
Ledgestone Center
Scandia Apartments

Distribution Line Construction

Distribution line construction and rehabilitation projects have been completed for the following systems. These projects include preparation of staking sheets, line staking, construction contract preparation, construction observation, inspection, and contract closeout document preparation.