Rafael Pagan, PE
Director of Project Development
An extraordinary endeavor is underway to transform Puerto Rico’s electric grid following a series of historic natural disasters. These events have wreaked havoc on the island's infrastructure, further emphasizing the need for increased reliability, resiliency, distributed resources, and advanced technological solutions.
With a mission unchanged since 1898 — make our clients successful — our professionals are ready to partner on the toughest challenges efficiently and safely. As an employee-owned firm, we bring an ownership mentality that emphasizes creative problem-solving to complete virtually any project or challenge — whether known or unforeseen — in a timely, integrated, and efficient manner.
Transforming the grid into a more robust, reliable, and resilient electric system across Puerto Rico will take time. Burns & McDonnell is committed and ready to expand our collaboration with local partners to deliver industry leading solutions for a modernized grid that is strong, smart, and sustainable.
Blog
Burns & McDonnell
By improving asset visibility and reliability for customers, smart technologies can enhance storm hardening efforts for utilities and energy providers.
Blog
Burns & McDonnell
Explore six telecom trends for utility infrastructure in 2024, from supply chain resilience to enhancing energy storage and integrating renewables.
White Paper
Burns & McDonnell
Utility networks that use label distribution protocols have proved reliable over time and capable of transporting mission-critical traffic, but those protocols also introduce operational complexity and excess network overheads. Software to better manage traffic priority and flow can alleviate some of these challenges. Segment routing on existing multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) networks can deliver those improvements.
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Project Profile
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When our client received regulatory approval to proceed with a massive transmission and distribution grid upgrade, it was a classic “good news/bad news” situation. Funding for the $1.4 billion program had been approved, but internal resources to perform the work were insufficient.
White Paper
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Electrical distribution grids are under increasing stress today as new demands emerge. From the need to accommodate distributed renewable energy sources and new smart technologies to the greater frequency of extreme weather events, grid modernization programs utilize undergrounding assets to improve resilience and reliability.
The electric power industry is rapidly transforming as it responds to growth in distributed generation, the deployment of electric vehicle charging stations, increased reliability and resiliency requirements, and more. These developments are driving large-scale investments in power distribution systems.
The transition to electric vehicles is rapidly accelerating.
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Webinar
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Flow batteries and other technologies, both new and old, are competing for space in a rapidly dynamic storage market, while lithium-ion technology is advancing and prices are dropping. Which applications are suited to which technologies? And at what cost might longer-duration technologies compete? We discuss the market drivers, technology status and economics of flow batteries and other long-duration storage technologies.
Webinar
Current substation engineering and design processes are undergoing a fundamental transformation.
Webinar
Burns & McDonnell
With more wind and solar coming onto the grid, storage is the holy grail in energy. One of the prime movers in this energy transformation is the rapid advancement in battery storage technologies. In this webinar we explored the various technologies and potential applications.
Webinar
Burns & McDonnell
Our April webinar on energy storage generated so many great questions and such excellent feedback that Chris Ruckman and Jason Barmann are back with more. This new session will examine operations and maintenance for energy storage, use cases and case studies for utility-scale implementation, and recycling considerations. We’ll also discuss NFPA 855: Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems.
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Burns & McDonnell
Extreme weather is a fact of life in Puerto Rico. Hardening electrical infrastructure effectively depends on designing for the right loading criteria.
White Paper
Burns & McDonnell
Hurricanes and flooding can cause extended power outages and lead to major financial losses. Upgrading equipment and constructing robust infrastructure can help in delivering continuous service to customers, saving millions of dollars otherwise lost during flooding events.
Article
1898 & Co.
Historically, a utility’s spending decisions were largely made on a reactional, situational basis. Smart capital planning has the capability to help utilities accurately forecast and plan for the future based on data-backed information. These optimized plans enable utilities to improve service reliability and keep financial prudency a top priority.
Service Feature
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Across the transmission and distribution industry, identifying the right solution is often dependent on schedule and load/generation constraints needed to meet demand. Modular substations can provide an alternative to permanent and mobile substations to meet your unique needs.
Project Profile
Burns & McDonnell
The City of Denton, Texas, announced plans to increase renewable energy use to 100 percent by 2020. But before adding more solar and wind power to its energy portfolio, it would first need a way to produce power when renewable sources were unavailable. And it would need it quickly.
Case Study
1898 & Co.
As required by a new Florida statute, Tampa Electric Company (TECO) needed to provide a 10-year storm protection plan. A list of projects and their calculated benefits was developed in alignment with the statute using an innovative analysis tool to establish overall budget levels and prioritize projects to provide the maximum benefit to customers.
Blog
Burns & McDonnell
Grading design is integral to solar projects. Time and costs can be saved with minimal land disturbance at the chosen construction site.
Blog
Burns & McDonnell
To support black start capabilities, operators should take into account the key benefits and considerations when implementing a battery energy storage system.
White Paper
Burns & McDonnell
With PV module costs dropping, decarbonization efforts increasing and the solar ITC extended, interest in solar is high. A changing marketplace, however, is complicating the development of new utility-scale solar farms. Now, more than ever, contractor knowledge and experience in the current landscape are critical for successful completion.
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Director of Project Development
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