The first decision is the most important

There are literally thousands of decisions that must be made to successfully complete a power systems project. But none is more important than one of the very first – your choice of a strategic partner.

NEI Electric Power Engineering is an ideal resource to call upon to assist in the development and completion of a vast range of power engineering projects – from basic projects all the way up to power plant and substation design. Our services include startup, commissioning and turnkey projects.

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NEI strongly embraces the team concept – combining the expertise of engineers, technical specialists, and designers.

NEI is a consulting business located in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Since our founding in 1982, we have provided state-of-the-art service and expertise to REA’s and Co-ops, municipal utilities, investor owned electric utilities, large chemical and process plants, privately owned power producers, heavy industry, commercial facilities and many others.

NEI provides professional expertise and design engineering services for all aspects of power system engineering. We are a true specialist in the field, able to take projects – large or small – from concept to implementation.

Whether you require assistance in restoring operation to a system in failure, want to upgrade an existing system, or explore the possibilities of designing a new electrical facility, NEI has the real-world, hands-on experience to help you accomplish your goal as efficiently as possible.

Our engineers have extensive experience setting, testing and installing the latest in micro-processor based protective relays, SCADA and communication protocols. Our team has designed and supervised installation of a wide variety of power systems from High Voltage Transmission and Distribution to Substations and Power Plants.

As a result of this extensive experience, NEI is highly recognized for its expertise in trouble-shooting and responding to unique design requirements.

With NEI, excellence and efficiency go hand in hand

Our project teams are not overburdened by a lot of management hierarchy or overhead. This benefits you in two important ways:

ACCESS
You have direct access to our engineering talent – there are no administrative “layers” to go through so the team at NEI becomes an extension of your staff.

SAVINGS
Our “lean team” approach enables us to keep our rates competitively low – passing the savings on to you, our client. This approach also helps save another invaluable resource – time.

NEI also uses the latest tools and state-of-the-art troubleshooting instruments and software to perform engineering services in the most efficient manner possible. In addition, our extensive library of specifications, software updates and easily customized standard drawings enables us to provide an even greater degree of design customization at the same, low cost.

NEI’S capabilities include:

• Detailed engineering design
• Specification writing and bid evaluations of all major power electrical equipment including transformers, circuit breakers, motors and more
• System studies – load flow, short circuit , motor starting, power factor correction, harmonic analysis, and power quality
• Protection coordination studies including relay settings and testing
• Field engineering services, maintenance recommendations and training
• Feasibility studies
• Conceptual design and system planning
• Transmission and distribution system planning
• Generation expansion planning
• Substation Design
• Industrial Power System Design
• Project management
• Construction supervision
• Testing and commissioning
• Training for engineers, technical personnel and operators
• Energy management studies
• Forensic engineering

NEI’S customers include

• Municipal Utilities
• Investor Owned Utilities
• RECs
• Independent Power Producers (IPP)
• Gas Plants and Oil Refineries
• Natural Gas Processing Facilities
• Airports
• Pumping Plants
• Military Bases
• Chemical Plants
• Hospitals and Universities
• Pulp and Paper Plants
• Industrial and High Tech Manufacturing
• Telecommunication Suppliers
• Waste Water Treatment Plants
• Breweries
• Mines
• Pipelines

NEI can develop a customized project plan and design for you

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