SUBSTATION ENGINEERING

ECI collaborates closely with clients to fully understand the specific needs and expectations of their substation and switchyard projects. With over 35 years of experience and hundreds of successful designs across the U.S., ECI’s Station Design Team serves a broad range of electric utilities—including municipal, cooperative, investor-owned, and independent power producers. Our projects span from small facility upgrades to complex 500 kV switchyards and generation interconnect stations. ECI is committed to staying at the forefront of the industry by integrating advanced design concepts and utilizing cutting-edge tools and software.

We have developed a comprehensive suite of proprietary design programs covering substation bus and foundation design, grounding, short circuit analysis, lighting, lightning protection, and structural loading. Our engineers are proficient in nearly every bus arrangement scheme, such as radial, modified, paired element, main & transfer, breaker-and-a-half, and double bus configurations. Their expertise extends to specialized equipment and systems, including phase-shifting transformers, EHV series capacitor banks, multi-stage shunt capacitors, and energy storage systems, along with deep knowledge in system protection philosophy.