Power Generation and Distribution





Wesco services Investor-owned utilities (IOUs), public power companies, and contractors. We are an industry-leading supplier of products, services, and advanced supply chain solutions. We support grid and network modernization and hardening, renewable deployments, and smart technologies.


We are ready to help new energy-related platforms grow. We do this by providing smart technology solutions to utility networks and communities. We are the preferred distributor for utilities, contractors, and EPCs. They choose us for our ability to provide a full project scope and streamlined material management solutions for renewable energy projects.



Transmission, Distribution, and Substation

Our substation, transmission, and distribution project solutions are tailor-made to meet the unique needs of each customer and their project requirements. We employ an agile approach. This enables us to provide custom packages, project services, and grid modernization programs. We’re delivering a world our customers can depend on.



Grid Services

Wesco collaborates with a variety of industries, including high-voltage, industrial, wind, and solar. We also partner with government entities and municipalities. Our services include innovative designs, engineering, material packages, and asset management.


Utility Metering

We offer full-line metering solutions for electric power transmission and distribution. These solutions provide intelligence to create reliable, resilient systems that can sustain businesses and communities.



Utility Supply Chain Solutions

Large-scale utility projects are time-consuming and multi-layered. Partnering with Wesco to manage your supply chain and help ensure materials are available for a project allows you to focus on engineering and project execution. With our proven track record of experience in supply chain solutions, we can help you solve the most complex challenges and make you more responsive and agile.

Wesco delivers dynamic supply chain solutions to help you achieve your goals around electrification, automation and IoT, grid modernization, security, and digitalization:

  • Asset and materials management
  • Vendor managed inventory
  • Customer ERP integration
  • eCommerce solutions
  • Logistics and transportation optimization
  • Project coordination and forecasting
  • Supplier selection, consolidation, and coordination
  • Work order release management

Emergency Preparedness

Wesco is here to help you to prepare for and recover from natural disasters and other emergencies such as winter storms, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and wildfires.

Our comprehensive services can provide pre-storm resource planning and training, dedicated stock and pre-positioning of storm inventory, customer-specific product kits ready to ship on demand, CONEX and office trailers, health and safety planning and implementation, laydown yards and onsite services, contractor coordination, inventory management, documentation and reporting, dedicated resources, and employees to handle post-storm material handling and restoration efforts. From urban locations to remote outposts, Wesco provide the services needed for disaster recovery.




Wildfire Mitigation

Wesco assists utilities in preventative and protective measures to mitigate the risks associated with wildfires. Our fire mitigation products and solutions coincide with our strategy of preparation, planning, response, and recovery to help minimize the occurrence and impact of wildfires.

We offer several grid hardening services and products to provide added resilience during fire exposure:

  • Regular hardware inspections
  • Increasing conductor spacing
  • Selective burying of circuits
  • Fire-retardant pole wrap
  • Overhead conductor insulation
  • Metal poles
  • Fast-acting fuses
  • Fire resilient crossarms
  • Wildlife guards


Program Management Services

Our long-time industry experience means we can deliver a variety of customizable program management services for planning, executing, and facilitating your specific program needs. We can build a program from the ground up or optimize existing processes to deliver maximum effectiveness and uncover opportunities for improvement.

  • Contractor yard management
  • Ground assembly rotation
  • Reporting and data analytics
  • Returns and reclamation
  • Rubber glove certification and repair
  • Safety management and training
  • Storm stocking of essential inventory
  • Substation and transmission project management
  • Tail spend management
  • Transaction management

 



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