Electrical switchgear bus energization only

[MuhammadFaheemMustaqee]

If all SAT activities for an MV switchgear have already been completed and the plan is to energize it in phases as follows:

Phase 1: Only the incomer breaker is closed. The busbar is energized (highlighted in red), while all outgoing feeders are isolated (open and racked out, shown in gray).

Phase 2: Each outgoing feeder is individually racked in, closed, and energized only after its specific energization package is approved and executed. This powers its downstream load (e.g., a transformer or motor).

Considering that all tests related to both incomer and outgoing feeders are already completed, is this phased approach to energization technically acceptable and safe?

 

[jim dungar]

We stopped racking breakers on and off of energized busses.
We would do them all at once but still close and commission them individually.