ACCC

The World’s Most Efficient High Capacity Transmission Conductor

• Twice the Capacity of ACSR

• 30-40% Reduction in Line Losses

To learn more about why the ACCC® conductor
has been selected for over 200 projects worldwide,
contact CTC Global today.
• Proven Reliability Worldwide

2026 McGaw Avenue - Irvine, CA 92614 USA

Phone: +1 (949) 428-8500
Fax: +1 (949) 428-8515
www.ctcglobal.com
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ACCC® is a registered trademark of CTC Global
 The Economics of Efficiency
CTC Global – a privately held corporation headquartered in Irvine, Value of Line Loss Reductions
Peak Temperature at Annual Line Line Loss Value of Reduction Value of Reduction
California – promotes efficiency, increased capacity and improved Amps peak amps (C˚) Load Factor MVA Losses (MWh) Reduction (at $50/MWh) per lineal conductor
(meter) (foot)
reliability of both new and existing transmission systems. CTC Global’s
ACSR
1,000 95 53% 398 76,917 ---- ---- ---- ----
principal business is the manufacture and sale of the ACCC® core
ACCC® 1,000 82 53% 398 56,588 20,329 $1,016,450 $3.39 $1.03
used in the production of ACCC conductor. The company also
®
ACSS
1,600 194 53% 637 251,998 ---- ---- ---- ----
provides ancillary components such as dead-ends and splices, ACCC® 1,600 156 53% 637 179,022 72,976 $3,648,800 $12.16 $3.71

and provides engineering, installation and warranty support for all of its products.
All components produced by CTC and its stranding partners are certified to ISO
Value of Generation Capacity Savings
9001-2008 Standards. Value of Reduced
Generation
Peak Temperature at Annual Line Value of Reduction Generation per lineal
Load Factor MVA Capacity to Supply at $1 million/MW
Amps peak amps (C˚) Losses (MWh) conductor
Losses (MW) (meter) (foot)
CTC Global produces finished conductor in association with a growing team
ACSR 1,000 95 53% 398 76,917 30.35 ---- ---- ----
of qualified regional stranding partners. ACCC® core is produced, tested and
ACCC® 1,000 82 53% 398 56,588 22.33 $8,020,000 $26.73 $8.15
certified at CTC Global and then stranded with trapezoidal shaped aluminum ACSS 1,600 194 53% 637 251,998 99.43 ---- ---- ----
by qualified ACCC conductor licensees who then ship the finished conductor to
®
ACCC® 1,600 156 53% 637 179,022 70.63 $28,800,000 $96.00 $29.26

customers worldwide.

Value of Emission Reductions

Line Loss Value of C02 Reduction
Increase Capacity without Compromise Improve Reliability & Compliance Peak
Amps
Load Factor MVA Reduction
C02 Reductions
(Metric Tons)
SOx Reductions
(Metric Tons)
NOx Reductions
(Metric Tons)
per lineal conductor
(MWh) (meter) (foot)
The ACCC conductor offers industry-leading capacity The ACCC conductor’s combination of superior strength,
ACSR
1,000 53% 398 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
and efficiency through any range of operating temperatures high capacity and low thermal sag make it uniquely
compared to any other conductor type of the same suited for addressing issues of reliability and regulatory ACCC® 1,000 53% 398 20,329 63,513 290 98.6 $5.29 $1.61
diameter and weight. The ACCC conductor’s high strength compliance – providing utilities with an effective and
ACSS
1,600 53% 637 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
and low thermal sag provides planners and engineers economical solution for thermally constrained lines.
an efficient means of increasing capacity - and improving ACCC® 1,600 53% 637 72,976 250,572 1144 389 $20.88 $6.36
efficiency and reliability - without compromising
structural integrity or safe ground clearances. CTC Global Technical Support Assumptions: 100 km (62 mile) 230 kV line; Drake Equivalent Conductors; 53% Load Factor; 30˚ C Ambient; 2 fps Wind; .5 Emissivity; .5 Absorbtivity;
$50/MWh; $1MM/MW; Coal Fired (2.19#/kWh); CO2 $25/MT
CTC Global’s support staff stands ready to provide project
Maximize Efficiency and Returns development, design, and installation assistance. The
ACCC conductor can be analyzed using any commercially
Increased capacity and a 30% to 40% reduction in available line design program such as PLS CADD™,
line losses under any load condition improve financial Sag 10®, or CTC Global’s own Conductor Comparison &
returns year after year over the life of the asset. The Line Optimization Program (CCP™). Please contact
ACCC conductor operates cooler than any other overhead support@ctcglobal.com
conductor under any load condition, delivering more
power more efficiently with greater pay back.

ACCC The World’s Most Efficient High Capacity Transmission Conductor

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