Sixty Mountain, PLLC

Utility substation asset lifecycle support, from physical design and panel layout to testing and long-term maintenance procedures.

• Panel Layout and Design

  Retrofit designs for existing panels and full layout designs for new control panels.

• Ground and Lightning Design

  Engineering of grounding grids and lightning protection systems to shield personnel and equipment.

• Specifications and Procurement

  Turnkey equipment procurement management, including specification writing, bid evaluation, and delivery inspection.

• Maintenance and Procedures

  Development of utility inventory tracking, maintenance documentation, and compliance programs.

• Relay Testing

  Remote or on-site testing for reclosing, overcurrent, differential, distance, and sectionalizing relays.

  • Reclosing Relays
  • Overcurrent Relays
  • Transformer Differentials
  • Capacitor Banks and Battery Systems
  • Distance Relays
• Settings and Automation

  Development of custom control logic and modern utility automation settings.

• General Troubleshooting

  Methodical field analysis to identify and resolve elusive protection or control system misoperations.

System evaluations for electrical distribution networks to ensure capacity, protection coordination, and operational safety.

• Load Flow
• Feasibility and System Impact
• Contingency and Arc Flash
• Long-Range Planning

Integration of supervisory systems and automated controllers to enable real-time operational monitoring and rapid response.

• SCADA Master Stations
• Operator Screens
• Outage Management Systems
• IED and RTU Mapping
• Protocol Troubleshooting

Utility mapping database management, data conversions, and field engineering staking configurations to support grid expansion.

• GIS Database Development
• GIS Conversions and Cleanup
• Mapping and Scripting
• Staking Package Configuration

Overhead and underground line design, structural loading simulation, and third-party attachment coordination.

• Joint-Use Make-Ready
• RUS Inspections
• Field-Data Digitization
• NEC Loading Simulations

Project execution support including materials procurement, field inspections, and progress management to keep installations on budget.

• Field Management
• Procurement
• Inspections
• Project Management