Case Study: Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative reduces outage time and saves costs with SurvalentONE FLISR from Survalent

CHELCO restores power in 33 seconds with SurvalentONE FLISR

Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative (CHELCO), a utility serving 70,000 members in Florida's Panhandle, faced significant challenges from severe weather events that caused extended power outages. These outages negatively impacted their reliability metrics and were costly to address with manual restoration processes. To reduce restoration times and improve grid performance, CHELCO partnered with Survalent to implement its SurvalentONE FLISR solution for automated fault management.

Survalent's solution automated the detection, isolation, and restoration of faults, drastically cutting outage times. During a severe storm, the system restored power to thousands of customers in just 33 seconds, turning a potential prolonged outage into a momentary interruption. This efficiency resulted in substantial cost savings for CHELCO, including approximately $200,000 in avoided operational costs during one month of severe weather, significantly enhancing both grid reliability and customer satisfaction.

Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative (chelco)