Utilities Services

Substation Engineering

Our nation’s aging utility infrastructure and substations represent significant challenges for electric utilities. Yet those challenges don’t factor in increasing load demands, evolving and advancing technologies, along with new sources of distributed generation. Combine all that with ever increasing calls for reliability, and the necessary solutions become complex, requiring expertise and experience in addition to in-depth thought, vision and conflict resolution.

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Primera’s team has been empowering critical substation infrastructure projects for more than 20 years, providing full-service electrical, civil, and structural engineering services to support electric utilities, renewable developers, and industrial system owners. Our team of experts understands the challenges of upgrading and expanding aging substation infrastructure to support new customers and renewable energy sources. Primera’s ability to respond quickly with innovative, budget-sensitive solutions is our key to cultivating client and partner relationships and ultimately exceeding expectations.

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Mark Ellis

PE

Substation Department Manager
Christine Measamer

PE

Civil/Structural Department Manager
Chris Stasiunas

PE

SVP, Utilities Division Manager
Eduardo DeSantiago

PE, SE, PhD

VP, Sr. Structural Engineering Director
Paresh Thakkar

CFM, CPESC

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VP, Sr. Director of Business Development

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