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Storm Preparedness at Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc. - Protecting Our Communities

Learn how Tri-County Electric Cooperative in Florida prepares for storms and ensures reliable power distribution using advanced technology, proactive maintenance, and cooperative collaboration.

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Storm Preparedness at Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc. - Protecting Our Communities

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  1. 2014 Storm Preparedness Jeff Brewer – Manager of Engineering Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc.

  2. Florida’s Cooperative Family Sub headline

  3. System Statistics Sub headline • Serve 3 counties (Jefferson, Madison, Taylor) • 17,714 connected meters • 2,988 miles of distribution facilities • 13.84 miles of transmission facilities • 5.9 meters for every mile of distribution line

  4. System Comparisons Sub headline *Publicly Owned data is not available; these are estimates based on past growth

  5. Reliable Design Sub headline • All designs meet RUS – Rural Utility Service • and NESC – National Electric Safety Code specifications • Proactive Monthly Reliability Meetings • System Design Improvements through cooperative collaboration via conferences and NRECA and FECA cooperative listservs. • Substations designed to pick up load for adjacent substations. • Annual Pre-storm exercise and iterative update of Emergency Restoration Plan

  6. World map – 7 Continents Transmission Reliability

  7. Technology Advantage Sub headline • Performed a complete system inventory and GIS mapping of all facilities 2009 & 2010 • Fully deployed Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) -2010 • Full visibility to each meter using integrated Outage Management System • Ability to prioritize resources based on most critical loads

  8. Redesigned Dispatch Center Sub headline

  9. On Going Asset Management • Maintenance / Inspection Program • Pole by pole inspection of all attachments • Patrol every circuit annually, worst performing circuits patrolled multiple times a year • Substation inspections performed monthly • Vegetation Management • 5 year trim cycle, 2nd rotation • Spray the following year • Dedicated in house right of way crew • Service tickets created for danger trees • Pole Inspections • 8 year inspection cycle, 1st rotation completed in 2015 Sub headline

  10. Community Connections Sub headline • Key staff assigned to County EOC • Storm Preparation Guides • Bi-Monthly Newsletter • Civic Presentations • Web site / Social Media • Local Media

  11. Cooperative Network Advantage Sub headline • We build to the same RUS specifications and use the same materials • Cooperative construction is the same based on RUS specifications, so the cooperative workforce is abundant • Cooperative suppliers (Gresco, CEE-US, TEMA) have a huge material footprint and work hand in hand to meet the needs of the cooperative utilities

  12. World map – 7 Continents Cooperatives Helping Cooperatives In 2004, after Hurricane Charley, over 600 people from 47 different cooperatives came to help a sister Co-Op (Peace River Electric Cooperative) restore power back to the affected area.

  13. Jeff Brewer Manager of Engineering Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc. 850-973-8023 jbrewer@tcec.com

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