Equagen Engineers PLLC

Planning, detailed engineering, and commissioning of electrical substations, including electrical, civil, structural, seismic, and protection and control systems.

• Feasibility Studies

  Initial planning and feasibility assessments for substation developments.

• Site Selection and Evaluation

  Evaluating and selecting optimal locations for electrical substations.

• Detailed Design and Engineering

  Developing comprehensive engineering plans covering electrical, civil, structural, seismic, and protection systems.

• Equipment Specification

  Selecting and specifying transformers, circuit breakers, switchgear, and control systems.

• Seismic Qualification

  Ensuring substation equipment meets IEEE 693 requirements based on seismic hazard mapping.

• Grid Integration and Studies

  Ensuring substations integrate seamlessly while managing voltage levels, fault protection, and grid stability.

• Substation Commissioning

  Testing and commissioning substations to ensure safe and efficient operation before energization.

• Safety Compliance

  Ensuring installations meet safety standards to protect personnel in and around facilities.

Comprehensive overhead and underground transmission line planning, structural analysis, and electrical design packages up to 765 kV.

• Overhead and Underground Line Design

  Complete electrical, civil, environmental, and protection packages for new transmission assets.

• High Voltage Line Design

  Engineering services for high-voltage systems up to 765 kV.

• Re-rating and Upgrading Analysis

  Analyzing existing structural and electrical systems for performance upgrades.

• Fiber Optic Cable Design

  Integrating fiber optic communication cabling into utility infrastructure.

• Structural Design and Analysis

  Detailed analysis and design of wood poles, steel poles, and lattice towers.

• Foundation Design and Analysis

  Geotechnical and foundation engineering for utility poles and transmission towers.

• Tower Spotting

  Optimizing structure placements along transmission corridors using advanced engineering software.

• Interconnection Requests and Impact Studies

  Conducting required grid impact studies and managing system interconnection processes.

End-to-end design, reliability planning, and asset management for overhead and underground utility distribution infrastructure.

• Distribution Overhead and Underground Design

  Complete engineering packages for new installations, upgrades, and decommissioning.

• Pole Loading and Structural Analysis

  Analyzing utility poles to evaluate physical load limits and compliance.

• DOT Highway Project Design

  Designing utility relocations and modifications required for department of transportation road projects.

• Line Relocation and Reconductoring

  Rerouting and upgrading electrical distribution conductors for increased capacity and reliability.

• Feeder Hardening

  Developing storm and fire mitigation designs to protect distribution corridors.

• System Studies and Reliability Planning

  Reviewing system capacity, planning upgrades, and completing electrical modeling.

• Joint Use Management

  Managing utility attachments, pole audits, inventories, and transfer programs.

• GIS Mapping and Consulting

  Developing geospatial records, mapping distribution networks, and validating physical assets.

• Storm Restoration Services

  Providing storm damage assessment, wires-down standby, and recovery engineering support.

Engineering, site assessment, regulatory permitting, and grid integration for utility-scale solar, wind, energy storage, and biomass projects.

• Renewable Feasibility Studies

  Evaluating resource availability, economic feasibility, and regulatory pathways.

• Site Assessment and Selection

  Identifying and validating optimal parcels for solar, wind, and storage developments.

• Detailed Design and Engineering

  Generating construction-grade electrical, civil, structural, and protection designs.

• Environmental Impact Assessment

  Assessing and mitigating potential environmental impacts to meet sustainability targets.

• Permitting and Regulatory Compliance

  Securing local, state, and federal permits needed for clean energy developments.

• Grid Integration

  Aligning renewable assets with utility networks, including power quality and safety analysis.

• Utility-Scale Energy Storage

  Designing and integrating commercial battery energy storage systems.

Technical oversight and quality assurance across pre-construction, constructability reviews, and field inspections.

• Constructability Reviews

  Analyzing specifications and drawing sets to prevent change orders and resolve design discrepancies.

• Development Compliance Inspections

  Executing utility testing, private plan reviews, erosion control reviews, and agency closeouts.

• Permit Compliance Inspections

  Providing field inspections on behalf of local agencies to verify regulatory compliance.

• Pre-Construction Services

  Developing meeting agendas, coordinating staging logistics, and conducting contractor walkthroughs.

Custom design, fabrication, assembly, and testing of electrical control panels from 69 kV up to 800 kV utility standards.

• Protection and Control Panels

  Custom protection, metering, and control panel systems.

• GIS Local Control Cabinets

  Control enclosures specifically for gas-insulated switchgear.

• PLC Control Panels

  Custom-designed programmable logic controller panels for automated industrial tasks.

• Motor Control Centers

  Low and medium-voltage assemblies to manage electric motors safely.

• Power Distribution Panels

  Reliable AC and DC panels for primary power distribution.

• Automated Transfer Switches

  Power systems designed to automatically shift loads to emergency backups.