Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative continually looks for ways to affordably increase reliability for our members. In steps to ensure safety and reliability, Mor-Gran-Sou Electric has been installing sectionalizing technology across the service territory in overhead and underground infrastructure.

When an outage occurs, sectionalizing technology acts like a breaker in your home. But unlike a breaker this technology makes multiple attempts to reenergize the line during a temporary fault such as a branch hitting the line. If the fault is permanent such as a tree falling on the line, it opens and is an easy identifier of the section of line that has a fault. This alleviates unnecessary line patrol for the line crew and helps shorten restoration time. In the underground instance the sectionalizing technology is programmed to technology that the operations department accesses when an outage occurs.

Sectionalizing devices are an affordable option when it comes to this technology for the electric grid. These devices do not have oil and do not require scheduled maintenance, saving the cooperative thousands of dollars in equipment repairs and over 200-man hours every year.

By implementing this technology, Mor-Gran-Sou Electric aims to increase reliability to the electric services we provide by reducing outages and decreasing outage restoration time for members.

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Sectionalizing devices help:

• Improve reliability by preventing outages from temporary faults caused by various factors from animals, trees or lightning.
• Ensure reliable flow of electric services to members.
• Avoid unnecessary trips to assess power lines for the cooperative crews.