CHC Associates
CHC Associates Pty Ltd (CHC) is an Australian based professional engineering company that provides a wide range of high level consultancy services to the electricity supply industry in Australia and internationally, particularly in the field of high voltage electricity transmission engineering and management.
CHC brings together a team of senior power transmission engineering specialists who previously have played key roles in the development of the New South Wales and South East Australian electricity systems. Their practical experience encompasses the broad range of technical competencies related to both state-of-the-art and legacy technologies, combined with strategic and managerial skills.
The CHC team is able to draw on skills and experience gained from long careers in TransGrid (the NSW Transmission Network Service Provider) and its antecedent authorities: the Electricity Commission of NSW and Pacific Power. Their experience also includes overseas assignments in serveral asia.pacific countries.
Individually and in partnership, the members of the team give CHC a strong suite of capabilities across the full spectrum of specialties to meet the needs of the electricity supply industry and its Regulators.
The range of technical, corporate and regulatory areas supported by CHC include:
· High Voltage Transmission engineering;
· Regulatory responsibilities and compliance of Transmission Network Service Providers with Rules;
· Transmission network revenue regulation;
· Electricity Market development and operation;
· Transmission connection and access arrangements;
· Transmission asset valuation;
· Engineering, design and project advice;
· Transmission network planning and dynamic performance;
· Network support from non-network sources and related agreements;
· Advice on Smart Grid related issues;
· Energy sector reform including interdependency with other resources;
· Education and training in diverse areas of transmission engineering expertise.