DEMCO Selects McLean Engineering for Staking Support

DEMCO, based in Greenwell Springs, La., recently selected McLean Engineering, an Osmose company, to provide engineering and design services and to assist the Cooperative with the design needs of a portion of their construction work plan.

This four-year construction plan is designed to improve DEMCO’s system in growing areas of their service territory. Engineering and design services provided by McLean Engineering will include staking sheets, material units/plan, profile drawings and crossing permits. All new facilities will be staked in accordance with RUS guidelines.

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About McLean Engineering
Established in 1936, McLean Engineering has over 85 years of experience in the power engineering field, serving electric utility systems throughout the United States. Over the years, McLean Engineering has built a reputation for providing safe, reliable and durable design solutions by focusing on long-term relationships with their clients. In 2024, McLean Engineering became an Osmose Utilities Services, Inc. company. Osmose is a global provider of critical inspection, maintenance, and restoration services for electric utility and telecommunications infrastructure.

McLean Engineering provides design, engineering, and inspection solutions, and is nationally-recognized in the area of pole attachments, having presented to national audiences on the topic and consulted for electric utilities across the U.S. on pole attachment issues, including rental rates, permitting, inspection, attacher management, make-ready engineering as well as contract development, negotiation, and administration. To find out more, please visit our blog at mcleanengineering.com/blog.

About DEMCO Electric
In 1938 DEMCO membership corporation was established by 750 people who banded together to bring electricity to rural areas of East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, and Livingston parishes. Now one of the largest electric co-ops in the nation, DEMCO powers 116,500+ meters that serve about a half million people in seven parishes: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, and West Feliciana. DEMCO’s state-of-the-art modern distribution and transmission system comprises 9,243 miles of line and 35 substations, three switching stations, two mobile substations, and ten metering points. To learn more, visit demco.org.