6.1i ERMUSR 08-09-2022______________________________________________________________________________
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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
ERMU Commission
FROM:
Mike Tietz –Technical Services Superintendent
MEETING DATE:
August 9, 2022
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
6.1i
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• In July, the locators processed 572 locate tickets. These consisted of 3 emergency
tickets, 465 normal tickets, 75 updated tickets, 19 cancellations, 6 meets, 3 non-
excavation, and 1 boundary survey. This resulted in a 12% decrease in tickets from the
previous month and a 5.1% increase from the prior July.
• Electrical technicians completed 229 service order tasks, updated the power bill,
addressed customer meter issues and off-peak concerns. They also completed the
inspection and reprogramming of the solar production meters within our system.
• On July 20, staff ran generators #1 & #2 without incident. Engines #3 & #4 were turned
over but not ran. The replacement exhaust bellow for Engine #4 was received but did
not fit. I am working with the manufacturer to get this corrected.
• Mapping department has been working on GIS updates, GPSing splices and assets.
• The substation apparatus technician has been preparing plans for upcoming equipment
replacement projects that we have budgeted for this year. Also, infrared scans of
substation and line equipment has found several loose connections as well as a faulty
capacitor which were able to be corrected before they started causing problems. The
substation recloser controls have been updated to the most recent firmware versions.
• In July, the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) team selected a vendor and with
the help of our consultants, we are drafting a Notice of Intent to Award Contract letter
that outlines the conditions of acceptance. Our next step will be to negotiate the terms
of the contract and develop an RFP for Endpoint (meters) Installation Services. I am
anticipating this part of the process to take approximately 2-3 months to complete. The
installation of the AMI system within the initial deployment area should begin towards
the end of 4th quarter of 2022.
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