0:33
Speaker A
64:51 - 65:24
"this grant will get us first, this gets us the system-wide system study by Schweitzer Engineering, and that's where this is really the backbone of all major projects for a utility. You need a good system study and a good protection system."
“this grant will get us first, this gets us the system-wide system study by Schweitzer Engineering, and that's where this is really the backbone of all major projects for a utility. You need a good system study and a good protection system.”
- Speaker
- Speaker A
- Timestamp
- 64:51 – 65:24
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- May 8, 2026
From the transcript
Okay, so with this—. With this—. What this grant will get us first, this gets us the system-wide system study by Schweitzer Engineering, and that's where this is really the backbone of all major projects for a utility. You need a good system study and a good protection system. And then they go in and they'll analyze what your relay settings should be, what the protection should be, the weaknesses of the electric system, you know, the— how the power flows and back.
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