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Eugene Water & Electric Board

Eugene Water & Electric Board. 2014 Annual Conference Making Risk-based Decisions for Hydro Infrastructure February 19, 2014. Roger M. Kline – Generation Manager Eugene Water & Electric Board Eugene, Oregon. Setting the Stage. Financial climate Challenging wholesale market

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Eugene Water & Electric Board

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  1. Eugene Water & Electric Board 2014 Annual Conference Making Risk-based Decisions for Hydro Infrastructure February 19, 2014 Roger M. Kline – Generation Manager Eugene Water & Electric Board Eugene, Oregon

  2. Setting the Stage • Financial climate • Challenging wholesale market • O&M budgets shrinking (rate driven) • Competing demands for capital resources • Organizational Values • Status quo no longer ok • Divesture of hydro now a reality • Strategy • Identify/understand/talk “risk” • Use risk data to make decisions

  3. Strategy • Risk Identification • Capital investment decisions lacked criteria • O&M program not aligned with org objectives • Key performance indicators (KPI’s) lacking • No standardized tools • Risk Mitigation • Formal condition assessment • Re-plan and align • Benchmarking • Asset management tools

  4. Condition Assessment • Ascertain asset “health” for • Capital investment • Condition indicators • Operational Performance • Maintenance History • Physical Inspection • Age • Criticality Weighting • Outage duration • Ease of repair • Availability of spares

  5. Condition Assessment • Ascertain asset “health” for • O&M priorities • Identification of single point failures or gaps in protection under assessment methodologies • Valuation of processes

  6. Alignment With Organization • Triple Bottom Line • Social • Environmental • Economic • Day to day decisions • Risk based • Culture of compliance • Utilize lessons learned

  7. Benchmarking

  8. Benchmarking

  9. Asset Management Tools • Work Asset Management (WAM) • Generator Availability Data System (GADS) • Partnerships & Associations • NWHA • CEATI • NW Hydro Ops • EUCG (HPC)

  10. Summary & Next Steps • “To be an outstanding provider of energy and water products that meet customer needs and benefit the citizens of Eugene.” • Enterprise Risk Management • New initiative / soft start • ISO 55000?

  11. Questions? Roger M. Kline Generation Manger Eugene Water & Electric Board (541) 685-7484 direct (541) 731-7710 mobile roger.kline@eweb.org LinkedIn – Roger Kline

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