Accelerating Storm Recovery While Strengthening Grid Resilience — ERGO Switch™ In-line Disconnect

In today’s modern world, where electricity is essential to economic activity, public safety, and customer trust, minimizing outages and accelerating service restoration is a strategic priority for utilities. Severe weather events and unplanned disruptions are increasing in frequency and impact, placing added pressure on utilities to restore power quickly while controlling costs, protecting crews, and maintaining system reliability.

MacLean Power Systems addresses these challenges with the ERGO Switch™ In-line Disconnect, an innovative storm recovery solution designed to reduce restoration time, labor requirements, and operational complexity. By enabling rapid deployment with minimal equipment and crew resources, the ERGO Switch™ helps utilities restore service faster and more efficiently when it matters most.

The ERGO Switch™ can be installed by a single lineman in just minutes per phase, allowing utilities to accelerate restoration efforts, optimize workforce utilization, and reduce exposure during high-risk conditions. The result is faster outage recovery, improved crew safety, and lower total restoration costs without compromising performance or reliability.

By streamlining emergency response and improving restoration timelines, the ERGO Switch™ strengthens grid resilience, enhances customer satisfaction, and supports utility leadership in meeting regulatory, operational, and community expectations.

Click here to learn why the ERGO Switch™ is a reliable solution for storm recovery.