The power for the city of Los Angeles comes from a most unusual, yet scenic location. The Castaic Power Plant is cut into the mountains surrounding the Castaic Lake. The plant passes water from local reservoirs in order to generate hydroelectric power for the city. A miniscule window of opportunity Written from the Customer’s Perspective Last spring, our generator was scheduled for a complete overhaul in only a few months, but we had a major problem. When our generator needs maintenance, two massive bridge cranes work in tandem to lift and carry it over 500 feet of railway. With the city of Los Angeles depending on the generator for a portion of their power supply, our window of opportunity for repairs is very small. However, our cranes were not ready to lift the generator. Th

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