Transmission Engineering
Desoto serves municipal, cooperative, and investor-owned utilities across the country in the design and construction of transmission lines. We bring our in-depth technical knowledge and culture of innovation to problem solving, and utilize rigorous homegrown procedures to keep your project on spec and within budget.
Our scope comprises a range of services required for major transmission additions, line extensions and rebuilds.
- Route selection & optimization
- Right-of-Way mapping (LiDAR available)
- Transmission line modeling (PLS-CADD)
- Foundation design & analysis
- Structure performance analysis
- Material specifications
- Fiber optics
- NERC alert data collection, analysis, and correction
- Line rebuild design & analysis
- Rerating & upgrades
- Evaluation & design of under-built systems
- Comprehensive aerial & ground line inspection
- Non-destructive testing & foundation mapping