Substation engineering, led by the engineers who stamp it.
We design, program, and commission substations, protection systems, and SCADA for utilities, developers, and EPCs. Every project is led by a licensed professional engineer and carried by a dedicated team of engineers, designers, and technicians.
- Years of engineering leadership
- 40+
- Highest voltage class designed
- 345 kV
- Substations on one SCADA migration
- 25–30
- Solar substations under NERC PRC testing
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Senior engineering on every project.
Certain Grid Engineering was built by engineers who spent their careers inside utilities, industrial plants, and design firms — and wanted every client to get senior engineering judgment on every project. When you call us, you reach an engineer, not an account manager.
Our engineers, designers, and technicians deliver complete substation packages — drawings, settings, and field work — as one team, so nothing gets lost between disciplines.
- Senior-led
A licensed PE leads every engagement — from the first scoping call through energization.
- Design through commissioning
The engineers who design your protection and controls are the same ones who program, test, and commission them.
- Field-proven drawings
Decades of commissioning and troubleshooting shape every package we issue — buildable, testable, and maintainable.
Engineering for the whole substation.
From the one-line to the last relay setting, we cover the disciplines a substation or generation project needs — and stay with it through commissioning.
Substation Design
Greenfield and brownfield substations from distribution through 345 kV — physical layout, grounding, structural coordination, and complete construction packages.
Protection & Control
Relay one-lines, AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, and control house design.
Relay Settings & Studies
Short-circuit and coordination studies, and settings for line, transformer, bus, feeder, and generator protection.
SCADA & Automation
SEL RTAC programming, Ignition and Novatech HMIs, DNP3 and IEC 61850 integration, and custom control logic.
Generation & Interconnection
Solar, battery storage, and peak-shaving generation — collector systems, POI design, generator protection, and controls.
Relay Testing & Commissioning
Relay and scheme testing, logic verification, and startup support — for the systems we design and the ones you already own.
From 345 kV substations to city-wide SCADA.
A sample of current and recent work for municipal utilities, universities, developers, and EPCs.
Substations345 kV Transmission Substations — Texas
Complete design, procurement support, and commissioning for two 345 kV / 34.5 kV step-down substations for a major investor-owned utility.
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SCADA & AutomationFayetteville PWC — Enterprise SCADA Migration
A system-wide move from a legacy SCADA platform to Inductive Automation Ignition, spanning roughly 25–30 substations and every T&D switching device.
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GenerationCity of Kinston — Peak-Shaving Generation & Microgrid
Engineer of record for 5–10 MW of peak-shaving generation at Hull Substation, designed for standby and future microgrid operation.
Read the projectOne team from scope to energization.
We’re meticulous, but balanced: we report genuine issues plainly and without exaggeration, so no one loses sleep — or budget — over problems that aren’t there.
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Scope
A senior engineer walks the project with you — site constraints, utility requirements, schedule, and budget — and writes a scope you can hold us to.
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Design
Physical, protection & control, and SCADA design developed together, checked in-house, and issued under a PE seal.
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Settings & programming
Relay settings, RTAC logic, and HMI screens built from the same model as the drawings.
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Test & commission
We test the relays and schemes we designed, verify wiring, and support energization in the field.
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Support
As-builts, event analysis, and on-call troubleshooting after the station is in service.
Who we work for.
- Fayetteville PWC
- City of Kinston
- City of Monroe
- City of Wilson
- City of Rocky Mount
- NC State University
Have a substation project on the boards?
Tell us about it — voltage class, location, schedule, and where it stands today. A senior engineer will get back to you, usually within one business day.