Distribution Engineering
EPE will work with our client’s GIS models and software to best plan, design,
and help operate their system for reliable, efficient and safe operation.
• Construction Work Plans
• Long Range Plans
• System Protection Studies
• Substation Feasibility Studies
• System Mapping, including GIS,
using AutoCAD, Engmap & other
• Large Power Load Planning
• Distributed Generation
Interconnection Analysis
• Motor Start Calculations
• Voltage Flicker Analysis
• Wholesale Power Supply Contracts
• Rate Studies
• Work Order Inspections
• Arc Flash Assessment using ArcPro
• Power Factor Correction Studies
• Load Forecast Planning and
Power Requirement Studies
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EPE has the most recent transmission models of the entire United States electric
grid. We run our calculations using PSS/E and Powerworld, and our engineers remain
up to date on transmission developments all over the states.
• Expertise in analysis
of transmission deliverability
across networks
• Generation Export analysis
and Fatal Flaw studies
• Steady State analysis using
PSS/E and PowerWorld for
identification of thermal and
voltage violations.
• Recommendations of
system improvements
• Short Circuit analysis study
using PowerWorld
• Transient stability
(dynamic analysis) studies
using PSS/E
• Voltage flicker analysis
• Harmonic disturbance analysis
• Evaluation of wheeling charges
and/or losses within or across
transmission grids
• Estimation of electricity sales price
($/MWhr) using LMP analysis
• Expert witness
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Digital Mapping Services
• EPE has over 20 years experience in converting system maps from
"pen and ink" format to digital format for use in a wide spectrum
of GIS packages.
• Full plotting services include: color "office" size master copies, "wall size"
and "truck" size field copies.
• EPE can assist our clients in interfacing their GIS/Engineering software
with field hand held devices for better operations and
dispatchability of work.
