Gas-insulated substations

Abstract

Utilities serving urban areas can no longer take the position that gas-insulated substations (GIS) are costly and unreliable. The only part of a GIS installation that's more costly than an air-insulated station is the equipment itself. Everything else - land, site preparation, maintenance, operation, etc - is less costly. And in more and more cases, land - the most expensive component - is simply not available.