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Substation Maintenance and Services
Osmose can help you reset the life of your aging substation structures. We have extensive experience helping utilities retrofit structures with modern solutions. Our in-house team of substation specialists can help you understand the condition of your substation structures, recommend a cost-effective restoration solution, and prevent costly failures.
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Equipment, Site, Structure, and Security
Substations and switchyards share critical assets to overall system reliability, however:
- Substation structures typically haven’t been addressed in decades
- Many substation structural components are beyond their expected design life and showing signs of deterioration
- Planning outages for equipment and structure replacement can take months and can be costly
- Capital budgets are becoming subject to increased scrutiny
- Structure failures represent a substantial risk of loss of life, widespread outages, and financial losses
Why Partner with Osmose for Substation Maintenance and Services?
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Increase reliability and safety
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Add to existing program
Extend substation asset life
Key resiliency offering
Cost effective
Capitalizable as part of a program
Substation Security
Reduce the visibility of critical electric equipment and the risk of targeted attacks and blasts.
- Privacy and noise-reduction screens
- Movable ballistic panels
- Permanent structural wall systems
Field Services
- Structure and foundation assessment
- Corrosion mitigation with groundline coatings
- Structure restoration
- Grounding grid assessment and repair
- Site assessment and debris removal
- Security hardening solutions
- Site and structure mapping and numbering
- Equipment assessment and testing
- Infrared reliability scans
- Aerial assessment including reliability scanning
Substation Engineering & Design
Osmose’s step-by-step approach to substation design and consulting services supports the reliability and efficient delivery of power generation, transmission, and distribution systems.
- Location Evaluation. Through an initial site discovery, we evaluate the site, plan environmental permitting, budget, and schedule.
- Preliminary Layout. Our team maps the site to create preliminary and alternative layouts through land survey, topography, soil bore, and resistivity measurements.
- Materials & Erection. Osmose project management secures a seamless delivery of necessary material drawing specifications, electrical diagrams, layouts, and foundation revisions, and manages contract documentation.
- Construction Support. During construction, we provide an initial layout and foundation supervision, connect steel erection with materials, and manage the construction documentation.
- Project Wrap-Up. We launch a final inspection with associated cleanup, perform energization and testing, and then close out with any final negotiations and documentation.
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Get a free, no-obligation consultation with an Osmose substation expert.
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Ground Grid Integrity Testing
Ground grids can corrode or get severed through construction activities, negatively impacting performance. Ground grid integrity testing enhances reliability and worker and public safety.
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Structure Assessment & Life Extension
Osmose has adapted advanced assessment technologies to find and address hidden conditions in substation structures.
- Ultrasonic measurements, structural thermography, internal borescope, overhead thermography, grounding condition assessment
- Corrosion-prevention coatings
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Steel and Concrete Restoration
The Osmose team will implement engineered solutions to damaged steel and concrete structures inside substations safely and efficiently.
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Substation Drone Inspection
Osmose is a utility structure expert with 90 years of expertise. Our unique blend of cutting-edge technology, experienced personnel, and in-depth utility structure assessment knowledge sets us apart. Unlike a standard drone service provider, Osmose doesn’t just provide pictures; we provide actionable insights. Our comprehensive report and condition assessment points the way forward, a priceless asset to utilities facing complex decisions.Steel Asset Betterment is a Capital Opportunity
Consider capitalizing the program costs of steel structure best-in-class assessment and remediation. Osmose asset advisory experts are available to support any utility’s operations and finance teams to undertake a successful capitalization program.