Sargent & Lundy has provided comprehensive engineering, development, permitting, high-level consulting, construction management, and commissioning services for electric power generation and power delivery projects worldwide—approximately 2,000 clients in nearly 100 countries—since its founding in 1891. The firm has been authorized to design more than 950 electrical generating units, representing more than 140,000 MW of generating capacity, along with thousands of transmission line and substation projects.
Currently, Sargent & Lundy’s North American electric grid infrastructure business has been particularly active in two key areas. In response to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) Order CIP-014-1, utilities are turning to substation hardening to improve the security of their substations and protect the electric grid. Order CIP-014-1 was implemented in March 2014 and requires transmission owners to assess the vulnerability of critical substations and develop and implement security plans. Additionally, the incorporation of energy storage at substation sites has become increasingly relevant...
