Zaininger Engineering Company, Inc.

Services

ZECO offers a broad range of engineering consulting services in the following areas of electric utility system technical, environmental and economic assessments and modeling.

Transmission Studies

ZECO personnel have significant experience performing studies requiring the detailed analysis of electric power transmission systems. This experience includes performing load flow, transient stability and post transient calculations as appropriate to determine transmission constraints, congestion, power transfer capability, and determine impacts of new generation additions. ZECO currently leases General Electric’s PSLF program to perform these transmission system analysis calculations. The selected projects and expedrience listed under Transmission Studies experience highlight ZECO’s credentials.

Distribution Studies

ZECO personnel have significant experience performing studies requiring the detailed analysis of electric power distribution systems. This experience includes performing load flow, voltage and power quality calculations as appropriate considering utility local distribution system characteristics, and relevant safety and design standards. ZECO personnel have performed numerous studies of many electric power systems to determine distribution facility constraints and capability, and determine impacts of integrating distributed generation, storage and end use technologies. The selected projects and experience listed under Distribution Studies highlight ZECO’s credentials.

Renewables

ZECO personnel have significant experience performing studies evaluating renewable energy resources. This experience includes collecting renewable resource data, developing appropriate renewable resource models, performing generation, transmission and distribution system technical and economic calculations as appropriate to determine impacts and benefits of integrating renewables into electric power systems. The selected projects and experience listed under Renewables highlight ZECO’s credentials.

Distributed Generation and Storage

ZECO personnel have significant experience performing studies evaluating distributed energy resources and storage. This experience includes determining interconnection, monitoring and control requirements, and performing generation, transmission and distribution system technical and economic calculations as appropriate to determine reliability and power quality impacts and benefits of integrating distributed generation and storage into electric power systems. The selected projects and experience listed under Dist Gen & Storage highlight ZECO’s credentials.

End Use and Demand Side Management

ZECO personnel have significant experience performing studies evaluating end use and demand side technologies. This experience includes performing technical and economic calculations as appropriate to determine relative reliability, emissions, operations impacts and economic benefits compared to central station generation. The selected projects and experience listed under End Use & DSM highlight ZECO’s credentials.

Expert Witness

ZECO personnel have significant experience preparing and presenting testimony to serve as an expert witness. The selected projects and experience listed under Expert Witness highlight ZECO’s credentials.

Other General Planning and Design Experience

ZECO personnel have other significant general electric utility planning and design experience including generation planning evaluations, teaching advanced courses, developing technical and economic assessment materials. and designing transmission and distribution lines. The selected projects and experience listed under Planning & Design highlight ZECO’s credentials.