Transmission & Distribution World

Category: Deadend, Transmission

Commonwealth Associates Inc

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Commonwealth Associates, Inc. (CAI), a leading consulting engineering firm in the United States, specializes in services related to the transmission of electrical energy. Our experienced, diverse staff includes engineers and engineering technicians as well as experts in environmental sciences, licensing, surveying, right-of-way acquisition, and construction management. We offer a complete package of services to assist clients with the successful licensing, design and construction of power delivery projects, including: X Overheard transmission line engineering X Surveying X Underground transmission line engineering X GIS Mapping X Distribution line engineering X Land acquisition X Substation engineering X Financial analysis X Electrical systems studies X Due diligence reviews X Environmental studies/permitting X Project management X Route Selection X Owner's engineer services X Construction management Our staff is actively involved with the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). We serve on committees that set guidelines and standards for electrical system analyses and engineering/design of high-voltage substations as well as overhead and underground transmission lines. Our proprietary highly interactive TRANSMISSION 2000® software provides utility, industry, and educational clients around the world with new capabilities for analyzing and planning electric utility transmission systems. The software has the power to solve that largest transmission system models ever created: more than 50,000 buses. The TRANSMISSION 2000® software runs on desktop computers and integrates with standard Microsoft-compliant OLE/COM components. The advantage of this integration is tremendous flexibility and automation capabilities using standard programming languages, office tools, and GIS programs.