Toronto Electricians and Electrical Contractors

Very few pieces of technology from the 1970s are still in use today — and for good reason — think floppy discs and VCRs. Until recently, however, medium voltage switchgear designs had changed only minimally over the past 50 years. Now, advancements in urbanization and the growth of industry have made legacy switchgear models as useful as the pet rock. It’s going to take a different type of switchgear to handle today’s modern facilities.   We see common challenges with switchgear management — associated with old equipment — across our customers. Constrained capacity: Land cost isvery high in the densely populated regions where new substation or capacity addition is difficult. This is driving the demand for switchgear equipment with a smaller footprint in order to maximize available space. Cost management: Facility operations are under pressure to improve uptime while reducing both CAPEX project costs and recurring OPEX maintenance costs. Yet, they often lack the time, resourc...