Power Delivery

Power delivery construction — substations, transmission line construction, and distribution system upgrades — requires safety expertise at the intersection of heavy construction and electrical utility work. A new substation isn't built and then energized: it's energized in phases, with sections of the switchgear and bus work going live while other sections remain under construction. That phased energization creates a constantly shifting boundary between safe-to-work zones and energized infrastructure that every person on the project needs to understand in real time.

Arc flash is the defining hazard of this work. NFPA 70E requires a site-specific arc flash hazard analysis, incident energy calculations, and appropriate cal/cm² rated PPE before any worker approaches energized electrical equipment. Energized work permits are required for every non-routine task on or near energized equipment — a written, signed document justifying why the work cannot be performed in a de-energized state. The same framework applies to transmission switching operations, distribution line work, and distribution substation construction.

Greenberg Safety provides safety programs for power delivery projects across Texas — from 69 kV substation builds through 345 kV transmission construction. We support GCs, specialty electrical contractors, and EPC firms with safety programs, embedded safety officers during high-hazard energization phases, and commissioning safety protocols. With ERCOT's grid undergoing its most significant expansion in decades, qualified power delivery safety expertise is harder to find and more important than ever.