Entries by Alamon

A Smarter Grid with SCADA

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Energy storage using battery, thermal and compressed air systems makes large quantities of energy available for peak consumption periods. The demand for supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) technology in energy storage is growing, as it helps manage load distribution and increase reliability in efficient energy grids. Installing, testing and integrating SCADA systems is familiar […]

Applying Alamon Expertise

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The realization of having a clean, reliable and affordable energy grid is closer than many think. Energy storage is crucial to a modernized grid, and research has shown that the energy storage market in the U.S. is set to reach an annual installation size of 6 gigawatts (GW) in 2017 and over 40 GW by […]

Moving on to the Next

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Alamon’s power division is wrapping up an environmental build for CenturyLink in Phoenix, adding seven Emerson battery distribution fuse bays (BDFBs) and 11 strings of batteries to a standby power plant. Our crews overcame obstacles posed by the project within strict daily time limits, as the high-security job required that workers be escorted onto the […]

Opportunity on the Horizon for Alamon

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Alamon Operations Manager, Chad Higbee will be demonstrating our pole-inspection capabilities to Washington state’s Pierce County Power Association on June 8. He’ll explain the benefits of Alamon’s IML-RESI PowerDrill technology and highlight our traditional pole-inspection expertise. The meeting will take place at the headquarters of Ohop Mutual in Washington’s Ohop Valley. Utilities such as Elmhurst Mutual […]

DC Plant Transition Wrapping Up

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Alamon’s southwest region power crew has been working on a transition for CenturyLink national in the Tucson, Arizona, area. The job included upgrading a 7 BDU to a new, reliable product that will protect the integrity of the network. We also transitioned the rectifier, distribution and alarm systems to a new Netsure 801. This made […]

Connecting with the Community

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Alamon recently increased connections with our home community at the first Tech Advantage Expo in Kalispell, Montana, where our headquarters are located. More than 1,000 visitors, primarily students, visited the event to learn more about technologies created and found in the Flathead Valley. We displayed our IML-RESI PowerDrill technology for noninvasive inspections of wood poles. […]