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 Engineering & Operation, Accounting, Customer Billing & Finance
Annual Conference & Trade Show
and Board of Directors Meeting
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2011 Conference Agenda
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Distribution Section
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| Thursday, June 30, 2011 |
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| Presiding: Council Chairman – Steve Pigford, Manager Distribution – Georgia Power Company |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
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Welcome and Introductions
Steve Pigford, Chairmain |
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| 8:15 a.m. |
The Overvoltage Protector: A Simple Solution to a Complex Problem
Winning Project – 2011 Industry Excellence Awards Program – Distribution Category
Dominion pioneered the use of polymer housed station-class arresters on the lower voltage circuit to limit the resulting overvoltage. During a sustained overvoltage, they short out the lower circuit to protect utility equipment and customer appliances. Field trials for the Overvoltage Protectors have been overwhelmingly successful.
Dan Ward, Principal Engineer Distribution Reliability – Dominion |
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| 8:45 a.m. |
Transforming the Future of Electric Distribution & Energy Consumption
Presentation will cover Smart meter infrastructure; In home communication technology; Endpoint deployment process; Navigant Study on meter accuracy; and Components of an intelligent grid.
Michael J. Boone, Director, AMS Deployment - CenterPoint Energy |
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Beverage Break - sponsored by |
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9:45 a.m. |
Providing Service to Apple Computers
Details of what Duke experienced in their efforts to provide service to the new Apple Computer facility in North Carolina and how they resolved those issues.
Chris Fletcher, Supervisor Distribution Standards – Duke Energy
Billy Ray Sigmon Jr., Supervisor Construction/Maintenance – Duke Energy |
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Arc Flash Update
A review of changes expected in the 2012 NESC and their impact on low voltage systems.
Charlie Shaw, Manager Safety & Health – Alabama Power
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11:00 a.m. |
Importance of Proper Torque on Set Screw Connectors
The presentation includes connector theory and how differences in metals affect the connections. Demo to follow during Tradeshow at Alcan booth #505
Christel Hunter, Senior Engineer Distribution Products – Alcan Cable |
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| 11:30 a.m. |
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Luncheon (in Trade Show Ballroom) |
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1:00 p.m. |
Final Order from the FCC - Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making – for Pole Attachments
In May 2010 the FCC issued both an order and a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
The stated purpose of the order and FNPRM is to lower the costs of broadband deployment. The rules contained in the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking address over a hundred different questions from make-ready to rates and proposes far reaching policy and operational changes. This further rule making has not been issued yet, but there is a good chance the FCC will act in the 2nd quarter of 2011 – just before our conference. The FCC orders could have significant impact on members’ operations, policy and even revenue.
Eric Langley, Partner – Balch & Bingham LLP
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Network Maintenance: A Business Case
AEP began its maintenance program in the 1990’s. AEP’s failures have decreased causing some to question whether maintenance can be cut back now. Roy will share AEP’s Maintenance Program objectives: 1) Provide a safe environment for both the General Public and Employees. 2) Ensure reliable service to their downtown networks. 3) Extend the life of the Network assets. He will also discuss how to do maintenance on smaller budgets and share AEP’s Network Maintenance Strategy.
Roy Middleton, Supervisor, Network Engineering – American Electric Power
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| 2:45 p.m. |
Refreshment Break sponsored by |
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| 3:00 p.m. |
Savannah Networks
Presentation about the ongoing upgrades of primary and secondary networks that are over 50 years old. The primary voltage is increased to 13 kv. Interesting to see old technology such as Edison Tubes and secondary manholes.
Brad Wilkinson, Senior Engineer Network Underground – Georgia Power |
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| 3:45 p.m. |
United We Stand – A Commentary on Current Utility Inspection and Maintenance Practices
Why do we do inspections and maintenance? How can we improve inspections and maintenance as the “SEE Family”, as opposed to each utility being out there by itself? What are the actions that we in the SEE can take to help our member utilities? Presentation will discuss Duke’s regimented inspection program for its distribution assets and will give a comprehensive review of current utility inspection and maintenance practices, as well as a “call to action” to enhance our influence in the industry.
Jerry Ivey, Senior Engineer - Duke Energy |
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4:30 p.m. |
Revenue In Peril: Transformer Rated Metering Practices and Problems
Wes will discuss the procedure for sizing current transformers, including the importance of proper CT selection; the method used for current transformer sizing; and power calculations.
Wes Caldwell, Principal Engineer – Tampa Electric |
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| 5:00 p.m. |
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Adjourn |
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| Friday, July 1, 2011 |
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| Presiding: Council Secretary, Ken Farrell, Manager Distribution Engineering – Pepco Holdings, Inc. |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
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New Madrid Seismic Zone
Presentation will cover the 2011 National Level Exercise (NLE2011) that was held earlier this year for the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Jim will cover the affects of a catastrophic event and how it will impact the electric industry including generation, transmission and distribution.
Jim Nowak, Manager, Emergency Restoration Planning – American Electric Power |
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Challenges of Restoring a Smart-Grid System with Outside Resources during a Major Event
Smart Grid is changing the way we all do business in the future and will bring its own unique challenges. This presentation will cover the changes Progress Energy will face in the restoration process associated with Smart Grid.
Glenn Lampley, Supervisor Efficiency & Innovative Technology Project Controls – Progress Energy |
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Break |
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Use of Microprocessor Relays to Aid in Distribution Outage Investigations
Presentation will discuss the use of microprocessor relays, Cymdist, and Maplink to identify fault locations to improve the ability of investigators to determine fault causes and mitigation strategies. Examples that outline the faults as well as the correct and incorrect operation of field devices will be presented.
Terri Whalen, Sr. Distribution Engineering Specialist - Duke Energy |
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Electric Vehicle Impact Study
Is your company ready for the surge of plug-in electric vehicles? This presentation will review a circuit modeling methodology for anticipated electric vehicle charger load. The results of the study reveal impacts to distribution service conductors, transformers, primary cables and substations.
Rich Gerardo, Senior Engineer Distribution Engineering – Tampa Electric Co. |
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| 11:15 a.m. |
Grand Doorprize Giveaway and Adjourn |
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