Technical Service Center, Infrastructure Services
Electrical Design Group (86-68430)
George Girgis, Manager, 303-445-2310
Liz Snodgrass, Secretary, 303-445-3721
Reclamation's largest powerplant (Grand Coulee Dam)
This group provides designs, drawings, technical specifications, and construction/ installation support for electrical equipment and systems. The Electrical Design Group's electrical engineering services include:
- Generator rewind/uprates
- Neutral grounding transformers
- Power transformers
- Power circuit breakers
- Substations, switchyards, switchgear, and station service equipment
- Excitation (voltage regulator) and governor systems
- High and medium voltage cable and bus
- Motor control centers, adjustable speed drives, and reduced voltage starters
- Factory inspection of electrical equipment
- Warranty inspections of generators
- Control system interface
- Wiring checkout, startup, and acceptance testing
- On-site inspection services
- Design Summaries, Designer Operating Criteria, and Standing Operating Procedures
- Support of Reclamation’s Western Electricity Coordinating Council control system requirements
The group also provides electrical engineering services for low voltage circuit breakers; station batteries and battery chargers, distribution panelboards; dry type transformers; electrical equipment grounding; instrumentation and annunciation systems; and electrical features of mechanical equipment (such as speed governors, cranes, gates, valves, heating and ventilation, elevators, trash rakes, etc.).