Case Study: Alabama Power boosts grid reliability with S&C Electric Company’s TripSaver II Reclosers

Alabama Power improves grid reliability by 70% with S&C Electric Company

Alabama Power, the largest electric utility in Alabama, faced significant reliability challenges due to frequent severe weather in its rural service territory. Its conventional lateral fuses were causing sustained outages from temporary faults, which impacted 1.5 million customers and led to high operational costs from frequent truck rolls. To address this, the utility partnered with S&C Electric Company to explore an advanced lateral-protection solution.

S&C Electric Company implemented its TripSaver II Cutout-Mounted Reclosers, using data analytics to identify optimal placement. The solution prevented temporary faults from becoming outages. Results showed a 70% improvement in outage frequency and a 57% improvement in outage duration where deployed. This eliminated over 6,000 interruptions annually and significantly reduced truck roll costs, enabling Alabama Power to confidently expand the modernization program to install thousands of reclosers across its grid.

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