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Learn about the University of Kentucky's approach to hazard mitigation, including their focus on safety, identifying and assessing threats, documenting costs, estimating remediation costs, and implementing preparedness plans. Discover how they prepare for weather events, including their pole inspection/replacement program and vegetation management practices. Find out how their efforts make a difference.
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UNIVERSTY OF KENTUCKYHAZARD MITIGATION Keith Alexander January 23, 2015
Organizational Profile · In Fayette Co. KU serves 141,552 Electric Customers
Preparedness • SAFETY is in everything. • Identify/Assess threats/hazards • Document “what it costs” • Estimate remediation costs • Implement plan
How do we Prepare? • Pole inspection/replacement program • “Circuit Hardening” – based upon outage performance • Vegetation Management