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RECENT AWARDS:

Feb 2008 - HELMS PUMPED STORAGE PLANT CONTROLS UPGRADE

Jan 2008 - USACE FORT GIBSON MODERNIZATION PROJECT

Dec 2007 - HOOVER DAM MODERNIZATION PROJECT

Sept 2007 - KERN CANYON GOVERNOR SYSTEM UPGRADE

 

The American Governor Company


American Governor Company is committed to supporting all of your Hydro Turbine Governors and associated equipment, regardless of manufacturer or model. Our parts are exact-fit replacements and our OEM trained field engineers have the skills and expertise to maintain your governors and extend their useful life. 

To learn more about the wide variety of governor replacement parts, repair, training and field services we offer, click on the links at left. With over 450 years of combined governor experience and over 750 powerplants supported to date, AGC has the expertise leading utilities rely on to support their governors.

American Governor Company is restoring the level of support you once depended on the OEM to provide. Support you had grown to trust and expect. We are committed to supporting your hydro governors and auxiliary equipment, regardless of age, manufacturer or model. Our goal is to provide the highest quality parts, retrofit kits, field service and engineering at the best price. Our mission is to keep your governors running reliably and efficiently, for as long as you wish to keep them in service.

If it’s a digital governor conversion you’re looking for, AGC offers engineered packages based on commercial PLC controllers and standard hydraulic components. Partial and full conversions are available, including Hydraulic Power Units, pressure tanks, hydraulic cylinders and associated equipment. Operator interface solutions range from unit touchscreens to PC-based plant monitoring systems.

Already have a digital governor system but concerned about support? AGC has experience with Allen-Bradley, Woodward, GE, and Modicon platforms and can provide expert technical support and field service to tune, calibrate or modify your system as needed. 

Whether your governor is old or new, American Governor is here to support you!



American Governor Company Product Brochure:
AGC 2007 Who is American Governor Company?
What can we do for you?

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American Governor Company is your full-service governor company, providing support for mechanical, analog, and digital hydro turbine governors. We offer complete support for your Gateshaft Governors, Mechanical and Analog Electric Cabinet Actuators, 20 Series Pumps, XX Pumps, PMGs, SSGs and auxiliary equipment. Our mission is to keep your governors running reliably and efficiently, for as long as you wish to keep them in service.

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RECENT AWARDS:

HELMS PUMPED STORAGE PLANT controls upgrade awarded to AGC

February 1, 2008

 

Once again AGC has demonstrated its dominance and expertise in the hydro governor and plant controls market by being  awarded a contract by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) for the first of three governor modernizations at its Helms Pumped Storage Facility in beautiful Fresno County, California, on the edges of the Sierra National Forest. 

 

The impressive Helms Pumped Storage Facility for PG&E involves two different lakes at different elevations in the Sierra National Forest. Water is pumped to the upper lake during periods of low power demand and used to generate power during peak power demand periods. The powerhouse itself is imbedded more than 1,000 feet into the side of a massive granite mountain. Helms, PG&E’s single largest hydro powerplant, has three 404-megawatt units and currently powers about 850,000 homes in California.

American Governor will be responsible for providing equipment, engineering, and site services for the modernization of the hydroelectric governor systems. The evaluation process for PG&E included consideration of prospective contractor’s past experience controlling pump/turbine units, their technical capability, and their past performance references for governor upgrades. Competitive pricing was also important.

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USACE FORT GIBSON MODERNIZATION PROJECT awarded to AGC

January 19, 2008

 

American Governor Company has been awarded a contract for the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Fort Gibson Powerhouse and
Dam project. For this project, American Governor Company will furnish four (4) new digital conversion systems and provide commissioning and training services. The powerhouse features four (4) 12.5-megawatt hydro generators currently controlled by Woodward Mechanical Cabinet Actuators.


USACE praised American Governor’s past performance supporting their existing units and on the digital conversions provided to USACE’s Bull Shoals facility in 2006. American Governor’s previous work with the US Army Corps of Engineers has proven that American Governor Company provides the necessary technical expertise, engineered products, management and site supervision that ensures smooth and successful projects. American Governor has provided over 100 digital upgrades in its seven years of operation and has also worked with over 750 hydropower plants in North America.

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HOOVER DAM MODERNIZATION PROJECT awarded to AGC

December 2007

 

American Governor Company has been awarded part of the Hoover Dam Modernization project. AGC is providing PLC based controls for the mission critical Pressure Relief Valve (PRV) safety system. The PRV system relieves pressure in the penstock when the governor system malfunctions. By properly controlling the water flows, the PRV extends the useful life of the generation systems at Hoover Dam.

 

KERN CANYON GOVERNOR SYSTEM UPGRADE awarded to AGC

September 2007

 

American Governor Company has been awarded the Kern Canyon governor system upgrade by PG&E. The project includes a fully redundant governor system, new hydraulic power unit, and new servomotors. AGC will also perform site installation services.

 

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