Electric Utilities
Utility Applications
Electric utilities are the core of our business—whether large regional utilities, or small municipal utilities or local cooperatives. Since 1911, S&C has specialized in the development and manufacture of innovative products, and delivery of comprehensive, expert services for the electric power industry. S&:C started with a single product: the Liquid Power Fuse, invented in 1909. It was the first reliable high-voltage power fuse, and helped pioneer the widespread adoption of outdoor distribution substations. From that beginning, S&C’s product line has broadened greatly, but always within the field of electric power switching and protection.
Through this concentration, S&C’s research and development team has attained unparalleled design and testing skills in this technically complex field. Specialization has enabled S&C to build exceptional knowledge of application practices and of the critical need for reliable products that perform dependably over decades of rigorous service. This unique expertise is continually updated and employed to innovate new products. SMD® Power Fuses, Loadbuster® Tool, Fault Tamer® Fuse Limiters, S&C Circuit-Switchers, Vista® Underground Distribution Switchgear, Fault Fiter® Electronic Power Fuses, and the IntelliTEAM II® Automatic Restoration System are just a few of the S&C products that have significantly changed power system design and operating practices. And even more changes and improvements are planned with the introduction of the new IntelliRupter® PulseCloser, and the TripSaver™ Dropout Recloser. S&C’s unrivaled expertise in electric power switching and protection is also offered to the power industry through a full range of Power Systems Services.