Since the global electricity market adopted an alternating current (ac) system rather than a direct current (dc) system for power transmission and distribution (T&D), switchgear has been the backbone ...

Daily tasks in the electric utility industry expose workers to high energy and high risk. Several years ago, before I came to work for Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), a ...

Eaton medium-voltage switchgear. Source: Eaton (a Wesco brand). With 60-week lead times for replacement equipment and supply chain disruptions, waiting until switchgear fails can result in costly ...