Electric Power Delivery-Underground Installation

This CE course equips architects, engineers, and utility professionals with knowledge of underground electric power distribution systems (URD), focusing on installation methods, equipment, cable types, and inspection procedures to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient energy delivery.

🕒 1  CE HOUR    

CREDIT DESIGNATION: LU|HSW           

Date of course creation/update: 04/23/2026

Course Approval NO: 295MCAR

Education Pathways, LLC provider #10121561, is approved as an AIA Continuing Education Provider by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. AIA provider approval period: 02/05/2026–02/05/2027. Architects completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit as designated by AIA.

This online reading-based asynchronous distance learning course :

Explores the fundamentals of underground electric power delivery systems. Participants will examine URD system types, equipment, cable options, and termination methods. The course emphasizes installation techniques, inspection procedures, and strategies for isolating components without service interruption. By the end, participants will be prepared to evaluate underground distribution systems, apply proper installation practices, and ensure reliability and safety in urban and suburban environments.

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Recall issues related to underground electric installation.

  2. Identify types of URD systems (radial, loop, double feed).

  3. Recognize URD system equipment including cables, transformers, and protective devices.

  4. List types of cables used in URD systems.

  5. Recall types of cable terminations used in URD systems.

  6. Explain methods of installing URD cable and equipment.

  7. Define procedures for inspecting equipment in an open loop URD system.

  8. Assemble components of the system without interrupting service to customers.

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