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Council approves replacement of aging substation PLC system after staff warns of monitoring failures
Summary
The council approved replacing the substation PLC/relay/SCADA system after Electric Director John Wick reported faulty meters and an aged PLC that limits monitoring; staff provided cost and timing estimates and named PMG Engineering as the recommended contractor.
Electric Director John Wick told the council technicians found inaccurate control-house readings at the substation and that relay-mounted instruments preserved accurate load data. A consultant from PMG Engineering, Jason Van Heck, identified failing components and recommended upgrading the relay and SCADA systems rather than piecemeal replacements.
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