Strengthen Operations, Improve Reliability and Build Resilience
Detailed design and planning for overhead and underground facilities.
Investing in new or upgraded energy infrastructure is a major financial commitment and technical challenge. From overcoming environmental and regulatory hurdles, to maintaining line integrity and developing common standards, you need a trusted adviser who will save you time, money and seamlessly manage your most complex projects from start to finish.
TRC helps you embrace new possibilities and adapt to a changing energy landscape with comprehensive transmission solutions from concept, to planning studies, land acquisition, permitting, civil, structural and electrical engineering and construction management.
Tested Practitioners With Decades of Transmission Experience
Our practitioners understand your local requirements and sensitivities and draw on national resources and strengths, so you can complete projects that exceed expectations every time. We leverage cutting edge tools and technologies and work as an extension of your own team to resolve challenges related to new transmission and fiber-optic communication designs, line rebuilds and uprating, helping you achieve your operational goals and ensure safe, reliable service for your customers.
Integrated Transmission Line Engineering Solutions
TRC’s transmission engineering solutions include:
- Overhead and Underground Line Design
- High Voltage Line Design to 765 kV & HVDC
- Line Rating & NERC Compliance
- Routing & Siting of New Transmission Lines
- Management of Transmission Line Projects and Programs
- Licensing Applications and Environmental Studies
- Land and Right of Way Management
- Re-rating and Upgrading Analysis and Design
- Wood and Steel Poles/Towers Analysis and Design
- Construction Management
- Line Reliability and Failure Analysis
- Condition Assessment and Storm Hardening
- Design Alternative Studies
- Standards Development
- Management of Transmission Assets & Digital Data Solutions
- Fiber Optic Cable Design
LineHub®
The first enterprise class, digital design workflow and PLS data management solution for transmission distribution engineering projects.
LineHub® is a groundbreaking solution that brings data together from across a utility, providing a holistic view of the entire grid. By moving your most valuable transmission system information from individual desktops into a purpose built, enterprise class software platform, LineHub unlocks insights that can transform performance. With scalability, speed and security, this integrated digital solution delivers consistency and efficiency.
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Sharing Our Perspectives
Our practitioners share their insights and perspectives on the trends and challenges shaping the market.
Update to FAC-003-5 Brings Sweeping Changes to Transmission Classifications Starting April 1
March 19, 2024
Update to FAC-003-5 Brings Sweeping Changes to Transmission Classifications Starting April 1
FERC Extreme Weather Initiative Will Change the Transmission Planning Process
July 26, 2023
FERC issued a Final Rule directing NERC to develop a new or modified reliability standard addressing transmission system planning performance requirements for extreme heat or cold weather events.
FERC Issues Order on Cold Weather Reliability Standards
April 27, 2023
FERC has approved two NERC proposed cold weather-related reliability standards.
Modeling Power System Hosting Capacity
March 31, 2023
As renewable energy development booms, and distributed energy resources (DERs) proliferate across the grid, the demand for a more efficient and timely interconnection process is at an all-time high. To meet regulatory deadlines and satisfy the needs of both developers and customers, utilities must tackle an increasingly complex array of system impact studies, analyses and reports, under ever shrinking timelines.
FERC Orders Internal Network Security Monitoring Rule to be Finalized
March 14, 2023
FERC directed NERC to develop Reliability Standards to implement INSM within trusted CIP environments.
TRC Companies Assisting LS Power Grid Maine with New Transmission Project in Maine
March 2, 2023
TRC Companies announces its role as a consultant in supporting the new transmission project by LS Power Grid Maine.
NERC Releases 2022 State of Reliability Report
September 16, 2022
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) recently released its 2022 State of Reliability report, which examines power system performance in calendar year 2021 and evaluates reliability performance trends. The 2022 report identified six key findings regarding power system performance that are summarized as follows:
FERC Issues Notice of Inquiry Regarding Dynamic Line Ratings
April 25, 2022
There are significant technical challenges involved in implementing Dynamic Line Ratings in the planning and operation of utility systems. Utilities should be prepared to modify their NERC compliance programs as necessary to address the potential introduction of DLR in their businesses.
How Does a Distribution Grid Work?
October 2, 2021
Electric distribution systems rely on sophisticated technology to provide power when needed. Electricity is generated on-demand, which means there are often peak periods when providers see a greater need for power and the system must prove responsive.
Electric System Planning for Extreme Weather Events: NERC Recommends Actions to Protect Reliability this Summer
June 23, 2021
Due to recent extreme weather-related power systems failures, stakeholders are examining the planning and operations practices for all electric utilities.
Cold Weather Reliability Preparedness and Hardening
March 22, 2021
The latest weather impacts to power reliability have accelerated the need for mandatory regulatory compliance changes.
TRC Digital Partners with Treverity to Put Utility Engineers at the Center of Their Data
June 26, 2020
As part of TRC’s LineHub solution, Treverity helps transmission engineers get a holistic view of the grid through powerful digital data visualization and a customer-centric user interface.
