Case Study: GreenAlp achieves an SF6-free, greener and more digital distribution network with Schneider Electric EcoStruxure

How EcoStruxureTM for Electricity Companies turns a city district greener

GreenAlp, the Grenoble-based electric distribution operator serving more than 120,000 customers, faced aging MV/LV substations and strong sustainability and service-continuity ambitions. To reduce greenhouse-gas impact from legacy SF6-filled equipment and gain real-time visibility into network health, GreenAlp partnered with Schneider Electric to pilot its EcoStruxure-enabled, SF6-free medium-voltage switchgear (pure-air insulation with Shunt Vacuum Interruption).

Schneider Electric delivered the SF6-free MV switchgear with built-in sensors and digital monitoring in a Grenoble eco‑neighborhood pilot. The solution eliminated SF6 in the replaced equipment while keeping the same footprint, provided real-time temperature, humidity and flooding data for predictive asset management, and reduced maintenance needs (“almost no maintenance”), improving uptime and lowering maintenance costs—advancing GreenAlp’s modernization and sustainability goals.

GreenAlp

Sébastien Julien

Director of Network Operations