Hydro Generator Services & Power Plant Maintenance
Sidewinders' Hydro Services Division supports municipal, federal, and private hydroelectric operators across the western U.S. with hydro generator services, utility generator services, generator maintenance, testing, inspection, engineering, and reliability programs from our Magna and Draper, Utah facilities.
What our team handles
in-house.
Hydro-Generator Inspections
Visual, electrical, and mechanical inspections — core, winding, pole, and bearing — with documented condition assessments.
Stator Rehabilitation
Rewedging, core iron repairs, winding repairs, partial and complete rewinds, end-winding support, blocking and tying.
Rotor Rehabilitation
Rewinds, pole replacement, pole insulation repair, pole face restoration, retaining ring service, and rotor balancing.
Electrical Testing
Insulation resistance, polarization index, winding resistance, high-potential, and partial discharge testing.
Mechanical Testing
Alignment verification, vibration analysis, rotor balance evaluations, and dimensional inspections.
Mechanical & Electrical Upgrades
Insulation system upgrades, modernized exciters, governor and AVR retrofits, bearing redesigns.
Turbine Repair
Francis, Kaplan, and Pelton runner inspection, repair, and balancing.
Scheduled & Emergency Outages
Planned outage execution and emergency repair crews — minimize downtime, maximize generation.
Engineering & Consulting
Reverse engineering, design improvements, technical assessments, and root cause analysis.
Serving Magna, Draper, and the Intermountain West
and the Intermountain West.
Based in Lindon, Utah, our hydro services division team dispatches across the state and region. On-site service and 24/7 emergency response available.
Utah Cities Served
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Provo, UT
- Lindon, UT
- Orem, UT
- Lehi, UT
- Ogden, UT
- Sandy, UT
- West Valley City, UT
- Park City, UT
- Logan, UT
- St. George, UT
- Tooele, UT
- Vernal, UT
- Price, UT
Regional Coverage
- Utah
- Idaho
- Wyoming
- Nevada
- Colorado
- Arizona
Industries supported
Need service today?
Talk to a technician at our Lindon, UT shop — emergency rebuilds, on-site testing, and field service across the Intermountain West.
Hydro generator questions, answered.
Q.01What hydro generator services does Sidewinders provide?
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We deliver full-lifecycle hydro generator services — generator maintenance, generator testing, generator inspection, stator and rotor rewinds, pole rebuilding, governor and exciter service, and turbine repair for Francis, Kaplan, and Pelton machines. Our crews dispatch from Utah shops in Magna and Draper to power plants across the western U.S.
Q.02Do you handle utility generator services and power plant maintenance outages?
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Yes. We staff planned and emergency outages with field service crews experienced in utility generator services, power plant maintenance, and power generation maintenance — including core loss, ELCID, RSO, partial discharge, and high-pot testing on-site.
Q.03Can Sidewinders perform generator engineering and generator consulting?
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Yes. Our engineering team supports root cause analysis, insulation system upgrades, reverse-engineered coils and poles for legacy machines, reliability assessments, and generator consulting for repowers and life-extension programs.
Q.04What generator reliability services do you offer between outages?
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Routine generator inspection, online and offline partial discharge monitoring, vibration analysis, thermography, and condition-based generator maintenance plans that reduce forced outages and extend asset life.
Q.05Where do you operate from?
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Corporate office in Bluffdale, UT with shops in Magna, UT and Draper, UT. We serve hydro operators across Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Colorado, and Arizona.
Travel the country rebuilding hydro generators.
The Hydro Services Division is hiring test engineers, field service technicians, and project managers. Per diem, travel pay, company vehicles, and projects across federal and utility hydro sites nationwide.
Open Trade & Engineering Roles
- 01Motor & Generator Winders
- 02Field Service Technicians
- 03Machinists & Mechanical Techs
- 04Test Engineers
- 05Project Managers