Interview: Enhancing Reliability of the U.S. Power System
Designing, building, and maintaining the network of power transmission lines and substations involves disparate components, from thermal power plants to renewable energy such as solar, wind, and geothermal.
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Engineering Design & Testing Corp. (EDT), a forensic engineering group with dozens of licensed professional engineers (P.E.) across the U.S., works with a range of clients in the power industry. The company offers technical expertise to solve technical and often complex problems associated with power generation and delivery.
A group of professional engineers (P.E.) with EDT provided POWER with insight about reliability enhancements to the nation’s electricity delivery system, looking at how maintenance, repairs, and more can improve the transmission grid and power generation equipment. The group includes Britt C. Hager, Chris S. Spies, and Scott S. Cramer, consulting engineers, along with Gary W. Mullis, M.Eng., P.E., district engineering manager and consulting engineer.
Source: POWER
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