July 14 to July 16, 2025
Lancaster: 1866 Colonial Village Lane, Suite 112, Lancaster, PA 17601
3 Days | 21 PDHs
The Outages and Energization course is designed to provide the critical thinking and necessary skills to develop and perform an O&E plan. Additional topics covered include substation entry process, temporary protective grounding, and a review of metering and phasing used during an O&E process.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Recent college graduates, leaders and managers, construction managers, project managers, and entry- level engineers and technicians who desire to learn about the principle knowledge of the O&E process, switching orders, and clearance requirements for power substation projects.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Name equipment and PPE used for O&E
- State the differences between a qualified and an authorized individual
- Enter a substation following proper procedures
- Follow proper tagging procedures
- State the purpose of temporary protective grounding
- Use the proper documentation during O&E
- Discuss protection concerns related to O&E
- Apply critical thinking to all aspects of O&E
- Recognize steps for switching orders
- State the safety reasons for obtaining and releasing clearances
LEARNING EXPERIENCE
- Outages and Energization is an instructor-led class in our training substation in Lancaster PA.
- Part of the class is classroom lecture, and part is in the lab where students will get opportunity to work with equipment replicating a functioning substation.
- In addition, students are required to complete web- based trainings before class begins.
PREREQUISITES
- Basic understanding of power system protection theory and application
- Basic knowledge of power system substation electrical drawings and associated electrical symbols
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Outages and Energization
Outages and Energization Published March 12, 2025
