AEP Texas Automatic Source Transfer for Medical Plant Case Study Challenge AEP in San Angelo, TX faced challenges when supplying critical power to an industrial plant that produces medical supplies in a sterile environment and operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The previous utility setup had been very inconsistent for several years resulting in power outages caused by high winds and wildlife as well as paralleled sources caused by coordination issues with upstream devices. Each outage would cost the plant roughly $100,000 in lost product. This caused AEP Texas to seek another, more reliable solution. Conclusion The functionality of the entire solution was verified and tested t ogether with AEP Texas during a Factory Acceptance Test at G&W Electric's Bolingbrook, IL locati

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