Integrated Power Distribution

Challenges We Overcome

Industrial power distribution systems often become difficult to execute because they sit at the intersection of utility supply, onsite generation, process loads, motor controls, protection, automation, construction sequencing, and startup. A missed load case, late vendor requirement, unclear protection philosophy, or poorly coordinated energization plan can create major schedule and operating risk. CANUSA EPC addresses these issues early by developing the distribution basis, equipment strategy, protection and control approach, installation plan, and commissioning sequence as one integrated scope.

• Electrical equipment specifications that lag behind load list, motor starting requirements, and operating cases, causing delay to procurement
• Medium-voltage and low-voltage systems designed as separate packages, creating gaps between switchgear, transformers, MCCs, drives, panels, and field loads
• Protection, relay coordination, arc-flash, grounding, and short-circuit studies completed late, forcing equipment or layout changes after procurement has started
• Long-lead transformers, switchgear, MCCs, protection relays, and electrical houses driving the schedule without enough early procurement strategy
• Distributed generation, backup power, UPS systems, and load-shedding requirements added after the base distribution design is already in motion
• Control system, SCADA, PLC, DCS, metering, alarming, and communications interfaces not defined clearly between electrical, automation, and operations teams
• Brownfield tie-ins, outage windows, temporary power, and phased cutovers underestimated during early design
• Cable tray routing, grounding, classified-area requirements, heat tracing, lighting, and constructability constraints discovered after equipment layouts are fixed
• Packaged equipment vendors supplying incomplete or inconsistent electrical load, control, and protection data
• Electrical system installation bottlenecks impacted by delays from mechanical systems
• Commissioning, relay testing, loop checks, energization, and turnover activities not aligned with mechanical completion and plant startup sequencing

Integrated Power Distribution for Facilities

• Medium-Voltage Distribution – Utility service entrance, substations, transformers, switchgear, feeders, metering, grounding, cable systems, and distribution architecture designed around the facility operating profile.
• Low-Voltage Power and Motor Control – MCCs, panelboards, variable-frequency drives, UPS systems, standby and emergency power, lighting, heat tracing, and low-voltage distribution to process, mechanical, and building loads.
• Protection, Control, and Automation – Relay coordination, protection settings, arc-flash studies, load-shedding strategy, breaker control, PLC and DCS control systems, SCADA integration, alarming, interlocks, communications, and plant control interfaces.
• Distributed and Modular Systems – Packaged power distribution centers, skid-mounted distribution, modular switchgear lineups, generator integration, and phased power systems that can accelerate procurement, fabrication, installation, and energization.
• Commissioning and Energization – Factory acceptance testing, field testing, relay testing, loop checks, utility coordination, energization planning, startup support, and turnover documentation.

Accelerating Delivery with Fully Integrated Electrical Packages

Long-lead electrical equipment, utility interfaces, protection requirements, and commissioning constraints can set the pace for an entire project. CANUSA EPC reduces that risk by developing the power distribution basis early, aligning it with facility loads and operating cases, and packaging the equipment, controls, installation, and energization sequence as an integrated delivery plan. Where speed matters, distributed and modular electrical systems can move design, procurement, and fabrication forward while civil, structural, and process work continues in parallel.

Integrated EPC Scope from MV to Low Voltage

Our electrical team works inside the same EPC delivery model as process, mechanical, piping, civil, structural, instrumentation, and controls. That means the single line, equipment layout, cable routing, grounding, protection philosophy, control interfaces, construction plan, and commissioning sequence are developed together instead of reconciled after the fact. From medium-voltage service through low-voltage utilization, CANUSA EPC provides turnkey offerings that encompass engineering, procurement, fabrication, testing, and startup coordination needed to deliver a power distribution system that is safe, maintainable, expandable, and ready when the facility needs it.