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That is what I did. I asked who his supplier was and then got literature from them stating it was for copper only. thanks all for the help!

We have about 30MW in two different farms. I really hate wind power we are small and it plays hell with our system. Geothermal is the only way to go.

we have a couple of units from 1906 that are still running. You are correct, about 5 years back we had a unit come apart and we replaced it with a new one. We are about 30% renewable here between solar, wind, hydro and geothermal.

Yes I am, and yes it is with no end in site. We never make those types of connections here, however we have a new designer who instists we can.

We are currently building a new substation and brass 4 hole pads were purchased for connecting our conductors to our equipment. We will be using 556 aluminum conductors and connecting to an aluminum pad on the equipment. Can anyone tell me if this is acceptable and, if possible, point me...

oldfieldguy - did you happen to power factor the bushings as part of your acceptance tests

We tend to keep at least one of each type(paying attention to control voltage). For anything under 5 I only keep one of each type. We deal mostly with SEL relays and they have a very fast turn around time on repairs. I am on an island however so I keep at least one of everything. I only keep...

Your wye or delta connection should be made at your ct termial block.Your ground should be located in the breaker if the relays are in the breaker. If the relays are in a control house then the ground should be there. This will reduce the chance of your differential relays operating for an...