NETA Welcomes New Accredited Company: Sigma C Power Services

NETA World Staff Fall 2023 NETA News, NETA News

Sigma C is proud to be a NETA Accredited Company. We are a family business offering acceptance and maintenance testing of all types of electrical power equipment, as well as troubleshooting and commissioning services. The company also offers engineering services: protection and control design/upgrade, system studies, owner’s engineer, NERC services, and upgrade and new substation design. The Sigma C team …

FSS Recognized as NETA Accredited Company

NETA World Staff Fall 2023 NETA News, NETA News

Field Service Specialists (FSS) is a small family-oriented company that believes in growth within the entire company. Located in Houston, the company provides cost-effective electrical engineering and electrical field services for its clients in the oil and gas, nuclear, and solar industries.  FSS excels in engineering solutions and field testing of transmission and distribution systems, medium- and high-voltage substation electrical …

LND Technical Services Achieves NETA Accredited Company Status

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LND Technical Services (LNDTS) is a certified minority- and women-owned technical services firm providing a wide range of power services. They specialize in testing and commissioning as well as short- and long-term maintenance for low-, medium-, and high-voltage systems across a wide range of industry segments.  LNDTS’s experienced technicians can perform acceptance testing and commissioning for power, SCADA, and protection …

NETA Quarterly Activities Update June 2023

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NETA STRATEGY AND BOARD MEETING June 7–8, 2023Quebec City, Quebec, Canada NETA’s Board of Directors met on June 7–8, 2023, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Strategy discussions centered on membership, training initiatives, standards, and industry awareness. Additionally, committee chairs reported on year-to-date accomplishments and initiatives to complete by the end of fiscal 2023. The next meeting is scheduled for September …

BCS Switchgear Joins NETA as Corporate Alliance Partner

NETA World Staff Fall 2023 NETA News, NETA News

Founded in 1998, BCS Switchgear is an industry leader in new and obsolete electrical control and distribution equipment. The company’s mission is to extend the electrical life of their customers’ electrical power equipment by providing high-quality remanufactured medium- and low-voltage switchgear, circuit breakers, motor control centers, and contactor/starters to the power generation and industrial manufacturing industries.  As one of the …

ANSI/NETA Standards Update

NETA World Staff Fall 2023 Specifications & Standards, Specifications & Standards

ANSI REACCREDITATION NETA received formal reaccreditation from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), on June 2, 2023. ANSI accreditation signifies that the procedures used by standards-developing organizations meet the institute’s requirements for openness, balance, consensus, and due process. NETA has met the rigorous standards revision process, which involves consensus by a group that is open to representatives from all interested …

Stephanie McLaughlin: Promoting a Servant-Leader Culture

NETA World Staff Insights & Inspiration, Summer 2023 Insights & Inspiration

Stephanie W. McLaughlin is the Employee Development Manager for Hood Patterson & Dewar, Inc. (HP&D), where she recently led the development and implementation of HP&D’s employee development program that supports employees in offices in five states, including a large team of registered Professional Engineers (PEs), degreed engineers, and career test technicians.  McLaughlin specializes in analyzing learners’ needs and then designing …

ANSI/NETA Standards Update

NETA World Staff Summer 2023 Specifications & Standards, Specifications & Standards

ANSI/NETA MTS–2023 REVISION COMPLETED ANSI/NETA–2023, Standard for Maintenance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Equipment and Systems, has completed an American National Standards revision process. ANSI administrative approval was granted on March 6, 2023. The new edition is available for purchase and supersedes the 2019 edition.  ANSI/NETA MTS contains specifications for suggested field tests and inspections to assess the suitability for …