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Florida Public Utilities Company is ready for the upcoming hurricane season. Their preparations include vegetation management, pole replacements, beach inspections, emergency procedure review, and more.
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2008 Hurricane Season Preparations Florida Public Utilities Company May 1,2008
Florida Public Utilities Company Description • Small Investor Owned Electric Utility • Approximately 28,000 Customers • Small Service Territory • Northeast Florida Division - Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach • Northwest Florida Division – Parts of Jackson, Calhoun and Liberty Counties
Hurricane Season Preparations • Vegetation Management – Focus on Main Feeders and Areas with Reliability Issues • Pole Replacements – Focus on Replacements of Deteriorated Poles • Beach Inspections – Replaced Deteriorated Hardware along the Beach. • Review Emergency Procedures • Substation Inspections and Corrections
Hurricane Season Preparations • Inventory Needs Evaluated to Ensure Adequate Supplies • Continued Involvement with Mutual Assistance Groups • Additional Manpower And Resources have been identified • GIS and SCADA System Completed In Northwest Florida Division • GIS Completed In Northeast Florida Division
Storm Hardening Initiatives • Issues included in Docket #070304-EI and Docket #070300-EI were resolved on April 22, 2008 • Initiatives for Vegetation Management and Transmission Storm Hardening will be revised based on the final decisions. • Implementation of other initiatives will begin during the second or third quarter of 2008.
Storm Hardening Initiatives • Pole Inspections – Visual Inspections of approximately 2800 poles completed in 2007. Detailed inspections in accordance with Storm Plan to begin in July 2008. • Transmission Inspections – Visual Inspections Completed in 2007. Climbing Inspections in accordance with Storm Plan to begin during 2008. • Vegetation Management – Emphasis on moving to a 3/6 year cycle with existing crews. Areas with reliability issues will be addressed. • Joint Use Audits will begin during 2008 with poles loading issues identified. • Company Personnel will be located at EOC’s in order to enhance communications with local governments. • Forensics Data Collections procedure in being completed with contractor to be identified prior to September 2008.
Storm Hardening Projects • During 2007, two projects were completed that included EWL standards in the design. • During 2008, two projects to include the EWL standards will be completed. These include approximately 82 poles that provide service to critical infrastructure (Hospital and Sewer Treatment Plant)
Conclusion • FPUC is adequately prepared for the 2008 Hurricane Season • Decisions from recent Dockets provide the ability for the FPUC to address the initiatives and projects in an effective and productive manner. • Questions???