Substation Solutions

SEL Engineering Services performs conceptual design and evaluation, detailed substation design, procurement, and construction management. By combining civil, structural, electrical, and protection and controls (P&C) engineering services with comprehensive project management, we ensure a well-defined scope of work, effective budgeting, and a schedule you can rely on.We bring your vision to life—and maximize the reliability and service life of every solution we provide.

We will happily schedule a time for you to talk with our experts about how we can meet your needs.

Safety

SEL Engineering Services approaches all projects with an unwavering commitment to safety.We employ methodical, detail-oriented programs and practices that keep our employees and customers safe and ensure compliance with industry safety standards and federally mandated requirements. Safety metrics include:

ORIR (OSHA Recordable Incident Rate)—0.30 year-ending 2024.
DART (Days Away [from work], Restricted, and Transfer)—0.30 year-ending 2024.

SEL Field Safety Manual Training complies with all local, state, and federal laws as well as with other regulations relative to the methods of performing work. The contents meet or exceed the requirements of OSHA regulations and NFPA 70E.We integrate human performance improvement (HPI) tools in our everyday work to highlight human error precursors and place barriers against hazards in engineering work and in the field. A robust event reporting and investigation program collects safety data from employees when hazards or potential hazards are encountered while working.

More about SEL safety training and procedures

Quality and Support

When you choose SEL, you get more than products and services—you get a partner with a long track record of providing the electric power industry’s highest-quality engineering and most outstanding customer service.The project engineers of SEL Engineering Services are ready to assist you throughout the project, from planning through final commissioning of the system.Once your system is in service, you have access to technical support for SEL-manufactured products—at no charge—as long as they remain in service. Our customer support teams are experts in power system products and applications, and they’re available for the entire life of your SEL solution.

Engineering

SEL provides conceptual development through data collection, field surveys and investigations, and an understanding of your needs and objectives. This engineering information enables a precise understanding of existing site conditions and forms the basis of design.Each substation design is customized to the particular site conditions, permitting agency, relevant standards, and your specifications.SEL provides complete substation designs, including:

Civil Engineering
Structural Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Protection, Control, and Automation Engineering
Testing and Commissioning

Procurement

SEL can partner with your preferred suppliers or bring on our team of prequalified subcontractors.We work closely with you to maximize value by reducing lifecycle costs. Through detailed equipment specifications and a competitive bidding process, we ensure that project costs are well controlled. Our global supply chain expertise and unmatched commitment to quality and service ensure that cost control extends not only through construction, but also throughout the service life of the finished project.

Construction Management

As your construction management partner, SEL ensures the successful execution and completion of the project with an unwavering commitment to safety and quality. This includes contractor prequalification by procurement professionals; quality assurance reviews to maintain the specified technical design parameters; final commissioning; and interconnection startup. This approach maintains industry standards and provides construction results that efficiently deliver your vision.

Our Support

When you choose SEL, you get more than products and services—you get a partnership. Our customer support teams are experts in power system products and applications, and they’re available for the entire life of your SEL solution.SEL ES project engineers are ready to assist you in various project stages, from planning through final commissioning of the system. Afterward, ES teams around the globe will assist with any ongoing needs, and you have access to no-cost product support from highly skilled SEL application engineers.More about SEL quality and support

Every device we manufacture comes with free lifetime technical support. SEL application engineers are stationed around the world and are ready to provide support and expertise for virtually all power system applications. No matter how often you need to call or how long your SEL products have been in service, our customer service and technical support professionals are ready to help.

Security Bulletins and Updates

We notify product owners of updates and security patches for the full life of the product. We distribute software and firmware updates directly to our customers via a secure file transfer. The authenticity and integrity of the updates are verifiable through digital signatures and cryptographic hashes.More about security notifications

SEL provides complete cybersecurity support for every solution, system, and product we create.

Cybersecurity Bulletins and Updates

We thoroughly review and test the code in our products, which gives us greater control over their quality, security, and functionality. Customers are notified of updates and security patches for the full life of every SEL product.

Cybersecurity Services and Support

From system assessment and baselining to cyber-defense solution development and ongoing system management, our full suite of security services can help strengthen your defenses and streamline the demands of maintenance and compliance.Cyber services support contracts include incident response, audits, system hardening, patch and update management, and more.

SEL meets your workforce training and continuing-education needs through seminars, conference and tradeshow presentations, and SEL University courses.SEL University courses and many of our seminars provide Professional Development Hours (PDHs) for maintaining Professional Engineering licenses. Courses and seminars can be delivered in various formats, including self-paced online learning, virtual classrooms, live and recorded webinars, and in person.We can also work with you to develop training that is customized to the specific needs of your workforce.Training and Education offeringsSEL University CoursesConferences and TradeshowsSeminars and Webinars