Because operations and maintenance activities needed to continue during this process, the plan divided control rooms in half and updated one side at a time. Our team also selected materials that could be installed without excessive dust, disturbances or other strains to the senses. Our architectural design integrates top-of-the-line aesthetics and ergonomics, including lighting levels, acoustics, desk and chair selections, and color schemes.
Upfront engineering of the first phase also incorporated upgrades to the switchyard, helping address security compliance regulations regarding anti-terrorism and NERC-CIP. After that, the team focused on updating the controls and protective relaying for each unit. To avoid reducing the plant’s power output and downtime, each unit is addressed individually.