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High-Profile Customers Demand No-Outage System
A large southeastern utility was experiencing outages on their 1984-vintage underground distribution system serving 500 high-profile commercial customers at a popular vacation spot. S&C, working with the utility, developed a system consisting of four closed-loop underground feeders utilizing S&C Remote Supervisory Vista Underground Distribution Switchgear. The main line, 600-A loop...
Wildlife Contacts Result in Costly Power Outages for Government Facility
A large Canadian military facility was experiencing a growing number of such occurrences on their 12.47-kV lines, which were resulting in nuisance power fuse operations in the switchgear of their 44-kV substations. With over 40 years of continuing service and support to this customer, S&C was called upon to implement...
Inventor Turns to S&C to Perform Temperature-Rise Testing on a Prototype Circuit Bypass Tool
Larski Corporation recently asked S&C's Power Systems Services to perform laboratory testing on a prototype of their Jack Jumper Cutout Bypass Tool. This tool was developed to provide a convenient means for temporarily bypassing a fuse tube or disconnect blade prior to its removal from the cutout, thus eliminating a...
Design Tests Check for Excessive Leakage Currents
Fiberglass-reinforced polymer FRP rod is commonly used in hot-line tools. Among the design tests for this material are tests for leakage current before and after high-humidity conditioning. This standard design test is specified in ASTM F 711-89. A manufacturer of FRP rod desired to perform this design test on its...
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'ASSET MANAGEMENT'
How one manufacturer's positive approach to plant maintenance slashed costs while boosting production CHICAGO-Is predictive maintenance cost effective? Here at S&C Electric Co., an affirmative answer is clear. Repair work orders are down 90%; production machinery uptime has increased from 90% to 97%. Those improvements are estimated...
York, S.C., Electric Cooperative Offers Methane-Gas-Generated 'Green Power'.
The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 6--YORK, S.C. -- York Electric Cooperative customers now can buy electricity generated by methane gas from a landfill near Conway. Called "Green Power," the voluntary program is part of an...
Spartanburg, S.C., Electrical Business's Management Partnership Prompts Growth.
By Teresa Killian, Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 28--Oran Logan Jr. could wire a house when he was in 10th grade. The 44-year-old knows a lot about electrical contracting, but not until recently did he...
South Carolina Utility Asks Regulators for Permission to Cut Natural-Gas Rates.
By Joe Guy Collier, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 17--S.C. Electric & Gas rates for natural gas will be less than expected this winter -- but still higher than a year ago. The company, which...
With S&C's PureWave DVR, Voltage Sags are no Problem… Even During a Hurricane!
To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Photo Editors/Energy Editors/Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available...
Aiken, S.C., Electrical Co-Op Shows Off New Headquarters.
The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 5--AIKEN, S.C.--Aiken Electric Cooperative held an open house and ribbon cutting at its new Aiken headquarters facility, 2790 Wagener Road, Sunday, Sept. 28. The new facility opened for business May...
The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C., Business Briefs Column.
By Denyse Clark, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 25--S.C. ELECTRIC GRID TO BE DISCUSSED: The Public Service Commission of South Carolina will conduct an energy forum Sept. 3 to exchange and gather information regarding the status...
Chemical Manufacturer Improves Power Quality with S&C's PureWave UPS System
Energy Editors/Business Editors FRANKLIN, Wis.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 22, 2003 An ethylene manufacturer in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, chose S&C Electric Company's PureWave UPSTM System to eliminate production interruptions due to power outages. Natural gas furnaces called "crackers" are used in the process of manufacturing ethylene. Within...
York, S.C., Electric Cooperative's New CEO Maintains Focus on Priorities.
By Tamara Ford, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 30--YORK, S.C.--Paul Basha says two things are important to him -- family and the spiritual connection he has with God. Basha has made sure those priorities...
Company Profile for S&C Electric Company
Business Editors --BUSINESS WIRE S&C Electric Company, a specialist in high voltage switching and power protection, has been serving the power-users market for more than 90 years. Headquartered in Franklin, WI , S&C's Power Quality Products Division manufactures the PureWaveR family of power protection...
OSHA Fines Columbia, S.C., Electrical Firm $42,000 in Worker Deaths.
By Lora Hines, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 4--Burriss Electrical Co. of Lexington has been fined $42,075 for five state OSHA violations in the January trench cave-in that killed two Mexican brothers. Rigouerto...
South Carolina Utility Rates May Rise.
By Jim DuPlessis, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 28--S.C. Electric & Gas Co.'s 550,000 electricity customers might be saddled with two rate increases this spring. Or one, or none. It all...
Longtime Rock Hill, S.C., Electric Repair Worker Retires.
By Sula Pettibon, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 1--Ten presidents have governed the nation since Ray Weiss began working at Rockwell Automation/Reliance Electric. He's worked in four states, held 10 different positions and managed three ...
Drought May Force Increase in Columbia, S.C., Electricity Bills.
By Dave L'heureux, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 14--Customers may see higher electric bills if the drought persists, utility executives told state regulators Tuesday. A drought continuing into 2003 could force utilities to close or...
Power Grid Company Picks Fort Mill, S.C., for Headquarters.
By Peter Smolowitz, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 1--FORT MILL, S.C.--A new company formed by the Carolinas' three top electric utilities will build its headquarters here, bringing a $30 million investment and 150 jobs, officials said Monday. ...
Energy Conglomerate Eyes York County, S.C., for Headquarters.
By Sula Pettibon, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 2--York County Council members will consider Monday passing a resolution that will help attract the headquarters for a corporation being formed by three electric companies in the Carolinas. ...
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Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing: 335931
