Customer Stories
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Customer Stories
See How Utilities, EPCs, and Developers
Solved Problems You Are Facing
From Challenge to Confidence
Energy systems operate in complex environments where reliability, safety, and long‑term performance are essential. Committing to a new approach for critical infrastructure is not something you want to get wrong, and it's easier to commit once you've seen it work elsewhere.
Our energy customer stories show how real‑world projects evolved from case studies into proven successes. These stories come from utilities, EPCs, and developers running real energy projects across the grid, not lab conditions. Each one covers what the customer faced, what they changed, and what it delivered: fewer failures, faster installation, longer asset life, and less exposure when the weather turns.
Case Studies
Restoring Critical Infrastructure When Every Day Matters
Discover how TE Connectivity combined engineering expertise, custom manufacturing, logistics, and field support to restore critical infrastructure with a customized 245 kV termination.
Hardening Critical Infrastructure in Extreme Terrain
See how TE Connectivity combined application engineering, tailored cable configurations, and installer training to reliably execute a challenging underground grid modernization project.
Reducing Wildlife-Driven Outages Through Proactive Grid Protection
Repeated wildlife-related outages threatened grid reliability and customer confidence. See how proactive, system-wide protection reduced outage impact by 84.5% while strengthening community service resilience.
Flexibility with Customizable Trunk Solution
Utility-scale solar projects often face rising installation costs, extensive trenching, and complex cable management challenges. TE Connectivity's Customizable Trunk Solution helped a 640MW solar farm overcome these obstacles, delivering $12.8M in cost savings while maintaining reliable electrical balance-of-system performance.
Cost Savings with Customizable Trunk Solution
Unexpected site conditions and evolving project requirements can lead to redesigns, delays, and costly change orders. TE Connectivity's Customizable Trunk Solution enabled a 75MW solar farm to adapt in the field, achieving zero change orders, zero liquidated damages, and efficient installation performance.
Raychem Heat Shrink Case Study: Oil & Gas Application
Upgrading aging pipeline infrastructure while maintaining reliable electrical performance in harsh operating conditions can be challenging. TE Connectivity's Raychem heat‑shrink terminations helped protect a Canadian crude‑oil pipeline during an 18‑month upgrade of critical motors, pumps, and valves, ensuring dependable operation throughout the project.
Raychem Heat Shrink: Water and Power Utility
As aging electrical systems created reliability concerns for critical water infrastructure, the Los Angeles water utility needed a solution to protect motors and pumps while maintaining uninterrupted service. TE Connectivity delivered customized Raychem heat-shrink terminations to help overcome the challenge.
Improving Power Density and Efficiency in South Korea
Tough offshore environments and rising power-density requirements can make reliable electrical installations difficult in marine applications. TE Connectivity's low‑profile medium‑voltage terminations helped South Korean offshore manufacturers optimize space, simplify installation, and improve electrical performance in demanding, humid environments.
Reliable Terminations for Harsh Marine Environment in Singapore
Harsh marine environments, demanding reliability requirements, and limited access to certified installation expertise can challenge offshore projects. TE Connectivity helped a Singapore shipyard overcome these obstacles with Raychem cable accessories, certified installation support, and technical training, enabling reliable power connections and consistent project delivery across ships and offshore rigs.
Harsh Environmental Resistant Cable Joints for Shipbuilding and Offshore in Britain
Extreme weather, salt exposure, and demanding offshore conditions required highly durable cable infrastructure. TE Connectivity developed fire‑resistant LV and MV joints that delivered reliable performance and remained operational for more than 40 years after installation.
Engineering Reliable Connections for High-Speed Rail
Discover how TE Connectivity collaborated with French rail engineers to develop SIMEL droppers that improve electrical contact, simplify installation, and deliver reliable performance for high-speed rail.
High-Speed Rail Connectivity for Reliable Overhead Lines
Discover how TE Connectivity supported France’s S.E.A. high-speed rail project with qualified insulators, droppers, and connectors, strengthening overhead line reliability, installation performance, and long-term network availability across critical infrastructure.
High-Voltage Connectors for Railway Substations
Discover how engineers overcame an incompatible substation busbar design using adaptable SIMABUS connectors, preventing commissioning delays while meeting demanding high-speed rail project requirements.
Solving Offshore Connectivity Where Space Is Limited
When offshore space is limited, every connection matters. Compact cold-shrink terminations helped overcome installation constraints while delivering rugged, reliable performance in demanding marine environments.
Protecting Raptors from Electrical Shocks while Improving Rail Network Reliability
See how wildlife-related electrical faults prompted Austrian Federal Railways to protect critical infrastructure, reducing network failures while safeguarding threatened birds across expanding rail corridors.
Protecting Critical Power Connections in Pipeline Infrastructure
Faced with a complex pipeline upgrade, a Canadian energy company needed reliable cable protection. TE Connectivity’s Raychem terminations safeguarded critical power connections throughout operations.
Solving Unreliable Low-Voltage Connections in the Congo
Facing unreliable low-voltage connections and installation challenges, Congolese utilities adopted customized heat-shrink joints, shear-bolt technology, and installer training to improve safety, simplify installation, and strengthen network performance.
Connecting Legacy Paper Cables to Modern Power Networks
Faced with aging paper cables and risks to supply reliability, SP Energy Networks worked with TE Connectivity to engineer, test, and deploy a customized cable-jointing solution in just three months.
Restoring Power When High-Voltage Cables Don’t Match
When cable damage caused an urgent outage, a European utility needed to connect incompatible cable sizes and constructions. TE Connectivity enabled a rapid repair, helping restore power and avoid extended downtime.
Switchgear Connectors For Offshore Wind Farm
When compact switchgear, large cables, and harsh offshore conditions complicated installation, TE Connectivity delivered customized screened separable connectors that simplified installation and supported reliable electrical performance across the offshore wind farm.
Protecting LED Street Lighting from Voltage Surges
When voltage spikes threatened a German city's LED street lighting upgrade, TE Connectivity developed fuse boxes with integrated surge protection, enabling faster installation, easier maintenance, and more reliable network performance.
Repairing Undersea Cables Under Critical Time Pressure
When damaged cable sheathing threatened underwater gas operations, TE Connectivity collaborated across teams to deliver a durable, moisture-proof repair solution within days, protecting cable performance 40 meters underwater.
Success Stories
Improving Efficiency for Solar Farms
To overcome installation bottlenecks and simplify project execution, Kootingal Solar Farm needed a solution that could reduce complexity without compromising performance. TE Connectivity's engineering partnership and plug-and-play design exceeded expectations, resulting in a successful deployment and a customer commendation for outstanding support and execution.
