This past summer Newton-Evans Research conducted a market survey of mid-sized electric utilities in the U.S. on the topic of fuses and fusing products. A total of 38 replies were received from utility operations officials. This respondent group included: 4 Investor Owned utilities, 21 Public Power utilities, and 13 Cooperatives. These 38 utilities serve a combined total of 8.2 million end user customers, or about 6% of the 144.5 million U.S. electricity end users.
Among several of the survey questions, utility engineers were asked to select the five voltage, current and speed power fuse combinations that were most used. Thirty-two respondents answered this question. Some respondents selected less than five combinations, and some selected more than five combinations. Twenty-seven respondents use 100 amp power fuses at either 7.2kV, 14.4kV, 25kV or 34.5kV. The table below provides a complete count of each combination selected on the survey.
Voltage, current and speed power fuse combinations used most: number of mentions
*Note: respondents were allowed to pick multiple options.
Utility officials were also asked about their typical annual budgets for fusing products, as well as which manufacturers are used as a percent of their overall fuse purchases.
This new 37 page market report is based on a survey of mid-size utilities regarding usage levels and brand preferences for fuse links, power fuses, and current limiting fuses. The report looks at the most common amp ratings, key manufacturers, budgets and annual usage levels of fuse links, power fuses and current limiting fuses among the sample, and offers projections to the entire U.S. market. The power fuse section also looks at indoor versus outdoor applications and refillable versus one time use units. Voltage and current combinations are charted by usage levels for current limiting fuses. The fuse products report is priced at $675.00.
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