Pre-Kitted Hardware: A Packaged Deal With Chugach Electric's line rebuild in Alaska's extreme conditions, not having to keep track of hardware allowed the cooperative to focus on construction issues

摘要

Every thing in Alaska is more extreme: the wildlife, the weather and the challenges of building transmission lines. During the 2012-2013 winter, Chugach Electric Association rebuilt a 115-kV wood-pole transmission line. It was the first time the cooperative had used pre-kitted hardware and it worked very well. While most utilities do not have to work under such extreme conditions, Chugach found the advantages of having all the hardware for each pole in one package would benefit any project.