Feeders are the backbone of your system, so upgrading them with robust hardening solutions enhances the health of your entire grid.
- Undergrounding lines to eliminate overhead faults.
- Increasing segmentation to reduce the impacts of outages.
- Adding automation devices to improve your restoration capabilities for critical infrastructure.
Whatever your grid-hardening plans are, S&C has the solutions you need to improve resilience and reliability on your feeders.
Advantages

Increased Resilience
Harden your grid against worsening weather events.

Improved Reliability
Boost your SAIDI and SAIFI numbers.

Enhanced Durability
Benefit from S&C’s field-tested, time-tested engineering.
Feeder-Hardening Products
IntelliRupter® PulseCloser® Fault Interrupter
All-in-one overhead feeder device that helps you increase segmentation, implement FLISR, and protect underground lines
Read MoreVista®, Vista® Green, and Vista® SD Underground Distribution Switchgear
Hermetically sealed switchgear that’s purpose-built for boosting reliability in critical infrastructure applications
Read MorePME Pad-Mounted Gear
Dead-front, air-insulated underground distribution switchgear that provides safety and reliability upgrades at a reasonable price
Read MoreCase Studies
Tennessee Utility
Municipal Utility’s Grid Improves by 50% With IntelliRupter Fault Interrupter’s Self-Healing Technology
Read MoreAlberta, Canada Utility
IntelliRupter Fault Interrupter’s Self-Healing Technology Saves More than 30 Million Customer Minutes
Read MoreFlorida Utility
Gridwide Feeder and Lateral Enhancements Improve Hurricane Restoration Time
Read MoreWest Coast Utility
Vista Switchgear Provides Improved Reliability, Coordination, and Aesthetics
Read MoreMidwest Utility
Vista Switchgear Provides Sectionalizing and Coordination While Improving Reliability
Read MoreTexas Data Center
Vista Switchgear Reduces Costs 35-45%, Improves Reliability and Redundancy
Read MoreCanada Industrial Facility
Vista Switchgear Saves Costs, Modernizes Aging Smelter Facility’s Protection Scheme
Read MoreU.S. Theme Park
PME Pad-Mounted Gear Reduces Animal-Induced Flashovers at Major Theme Park
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S&C is here to help you through any stage in your grid-modernization journey, from system studies to installation videos. Explore more below.
And hardening your feeders goes beyond just upgrading poles. We're talking about: