Power Utilities

Calibration Services for Public Power Utilities

Public Utility Districts (PUDs), Municipal Utilities, Crown Corporations, and Public Power Districts (PPDs) provide critical infrastructure services and require due diligence in operational and safety practices to avoid penalties, maintain reliability, and uphold public trust. They are subject to many regulations that govern power generation, distribution, and grid integration. These guidelines include the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), and the National Electric Code (NEC) for the safe installation, operation, and maintenance of electrical conductors and equipment.

To sustain compliance, Transcat supports public utilities with tools, measuring instruments, and calibration services to ensure accurate performance monitoring, maintenance, and reporting.

Proper maintenance activities are essential for safety, efficiency, reliability, and compliance with regulations across methods of generating electricity, including coal-fired, natural gas, nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal operations. Transcat Tool Calibration Services bring expertise and resources to achieve these performance objectives across many operational requirements: 

• Inspections and Preventive Maintenance 
  Maintenance activities include inspections, lubrication, cleaning, and equipment calibration to avoid downtime. The calibration of turbines, generators, boilers, and cooling systems requires calibrated test and measurement instruments, including vibration instruments, thermocouples, pressure gauges, flow meters, power analyzers, torque tools, weights and mass balances, and IR thermometers.
  Transcat Calibration Services also include specialized test and measurement instruments used within solar and wind power generation operations. 
• Monitoring 
  Monitoring operating parameters is important to identify potential issues and sustain continuous power generation. Transcat Data Logger Calibration Services ensure your monitoring systems operate accurately, including capturing temperature, humidity, voltage, current, and other critical measurements. 

Public power transmission companies diligently focus on operations and maintenance to sustain uninterrupted delivery of electricity to customers. Transcat Power Transmission Instruments and Calibration Services support continuous improvements of grid performance and compliance with regulations. 

• Condition Monitoring 
  Calibrated test and measurement instruments are needed to effectively assess insulation integrity, performance, and safety of transformers, cables, and other high-voltage components. Transcat Electrical Calibration Services covers a comprehensive range of meters and testers, including insulation resistance testers (megohmometers) and hipots. Transcat is accredited to perform calibrations for high-voltage applications up to 120,000 VDC and for reference-level electrical DC/AC-LF laboratory standards.  
• Crew Safety Provisions 
  The testing and calibration of voltage detectors is an important safety precaution and required by OSHA regulations. Transcat Hot Stick Testing and Calibration Services provide peace of mind that your hot sticks continue to meet manufacturer specifications overtime.  
   
  Grounding cluster testing equipment requires regular inspection, testing, and calibration for safety and compliance. Transcat Grounding Cluster Testing and Calibration Services include evaluating your system components, such as grounding cables, clamps, and ferrules. 

Power distribution utilities invest significant resources in operations and maintenance to uphold service quality, meet regulatory requirements, and address the evolving needs of customers and communities. Transcat Power Utility Instruments and Calibration Services help utilities maintain the reliability, resilience, and efficiency of electrical power distribution systems.

• Preventive Maintenance and Testing 
  Maintenance tasks include cleaning, lubrication, and tightening of electrical connections to prevent equipment failures and ensure optimal performance. Transcat Calibration Services, cover linemen’s tools such as torque wrenches for worker safety and to prevent damage to the equipment. 
   
  Transformers, switchgear, protective relays, capacitors, and other electrical distribution systems require routine testing and diagnostics to assess condition and reliability. Transcat Electrical Calibration Services ensures your tests are consistently accurate and comparable. 

Mobile Tool Calibration Services  
The Transcat Mobile Tool Calibration Service meets operational requirements for expert management of electrical power generation, transmission, and distribution. These mobile labs are available throughout the U.S. and offer ISO 17025-accredited calibrations for various disciplines, including pressure, torque, temperature, hydraulics, and electrical instruments. 

Test & Measurement Instruments for Power Transmission and Utilities 
We offer a wide range of types and brands of test & measurement Instruments to maintain the productivity, accuracy, and compliance of your power energy systems. We are your one-stop shop for buying, renting, and obtaining expert calibration.  

Accredited Electrical Standards Calibration Labs 
Transcat accredited electrical calibration capabilities exceed the most stringent quality requirements with true traceability to SI (international standard) units through NIST, and ISO 9001 compliant calibrations.  

For more information about our accredited calibration services for public power utilities, call one of our calibration professionals at 800-828-1470 or contact us.