Feeder Maintenance Program

The purpose of the Cooperative is to providesafe, reliable, low-cost energy services infiscally responsible partnership with its 238,000 Member-owners.

PEC MISSION STATEMENT

14,748 Miles of overhead line

2,233 Miles of URD

How can we provide

The Question?

Safe

Reliable

Low Cost Energy

Tracking and Reporting

Outage Reduction Plan

Maintenance Program

Training

Review of Operations ProceduresResources

Feeders were ranked by SAIFI, SAIDI,and quantity of interruptions

Creating a Maintenance Program

Set up a scope of work

Contracted with Utility Support System (USS) to perform inspections (6 one-person crews)

Inspection Process

Poles

Hardware

Inventory Facilities

Minor ConstructionInspect guy wireInstall wildlife protectionRepair pole grounds

Construction Process

Major ConstructionCrossarms Insulator ReplacementCutoutLightning ArrestorGuy WireLight Tree TrimmingGround RodsPole change outs

Total Outages

Feeder Maintenance Results

2005

2006

2007

5,916

5,332

7,078

2008

2009

2010

4,473

5,424

3,331

OT Hours105,480

107,044

155,785

112,110

100,754

78,907

Overtime Savings $3,011,776

2005

1.21

Feeder Maintenance Results

2010

0.75

SAIDI

OutagesCauses 2005

Lighting 2318

Animals 1135

Transformers 412

Trees 436

Total Outages 5916

2010 Reduced

1487 36%

531 53%

211 49%

217 50%

3331 44%

In 2007 our tree outages were at 8% because of this several of our Districts took an aggressive approach to tree trimming.

Tree Trimming

Tree Trimming was Excluded from Scope of Services

PEC developing a 5yr Comprehensive Cycle Plan

In 2010 our tree outages were 6.6%

Feeder Maintenance Cost

Inspection and Minor construction $ 4,863,991

Major Construction

$ 3,011,776 Overtime Savings

Tree Trimming $33,342,393

$ 5,161,661

$8,673,609

Average Cost Per Year

Average Cost Per Member

Per Year $36.44

Per Month $ 3.04