Power Distribution Systems

Here is how the work lines up. Power delivery across a New York set has to bridge two distinct worlds — the hardened three-phase service feeding aim-built sound stages at Silvercup Queens, Kaufman Astoria, Steiner Brooklyn Navy Yard, York Studios Bronx and Broadway Stages, and the constrained electrical settings inside landmark sites, prewar Manhattan interiors and NYC Parks-controlled exteriors where ground penetrations and visible cabling are tightly covered.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Our rental team blends Cinelease delivery gear staged out of New Jersey, CSI Rentals, Eastern Effects in Gowanus and JR Lighting & Power combo trucks with the connectors that an East Coast best boy actually wants. Edison, bates and tweco running through main distros, sub-distros, lunchboxes and stage pin into 120/208V single- and three-phase legs.

Here is how the picture comes together. IATSE Local 52 licensed electricians size feeders, balance phases across 60A, 100A and 400A circuits, and document each tie-in so the gaffer's load plan translates into a panel layout that satisfies NEC, NYC Department of Buildings and the FDNY film safety officer.

Here is what we have to work with. Power packs support scales from 20kVA hush units feeding a single-camera commercial in Williamsburg through 500kVA tow plants supporting feature work on the Cross Bronx or out along the Belt Parkway. Power Project, Hello Bro NY, GoVantage Power, Eastern Effects and Aggreko NY supply the Tier-4 low-emission gensets we lean on for Manhattan blocks south of 60th Street where congestion-pricing rules and Centre Street air-quality scrutiny push shoots toward cleanest-open units.

Here is the layout. Cable runs travel with ramps for crew and pedestrian safety across Tribeca cobblestones and Brooklyn brownstone stoops. Each package ships with GFCI and breaker protection meeting today's NEC. Our coordinator handles fuel logistics, NYPD truck route permits for staging, and same-day swap-outs from the Brooklyn and Long Island City depots if a primary unit shows fault mid-shoot — staying on call through wrap.