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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

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Extend substation asset life

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Key resiliency offering

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Cost effective

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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.

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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.