HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-08-15 Staff Report STAFF REPORT
August 15, 1996
f" To: Board of Directors
Fra►x Bob Quinn, SJectric Superintendent
Subject: July Activity Report
AGENDA ITEM
During July, Jim Wilson, our electrician, continued support of the various departments within
the TDPUD. It was also during July that Jim decided to accept an offer to buy into a local
electrical fnn and sever his employee relationship with the TDPUD. Jim gave us a three week
notice with a termination date the first week of August. Jim was a key player in the way we do
business and an exemplary employee. He will definitely be missed.
July 3rd found myself on the way to Alaska for a three week venture into remote wildemess
areas. The fourth week of the morM 1 attended a Northwest Public Power Assn. management
course that / had started five years ago and was finally able to complete. In my absence,
Steve Hollabaugh and Ron Reyrrolds were at the helm of the departrnent. Crisis were met
and dealt with and routine work accomplished smoothly. It is comforting to know we have
such capable people upon Mich to rely. Projects that staff was involved with during July are
as follows:
On July&h, Northem Pipeline (Southwest Gas) dug into a primary line supplying power
to Sierra Middle School. When this happened, the primary conductor was pulled by the
excavator which resulted in extensive damage to the transformer and an al spill that
required dean-up. This was a non-PCB spill. Repairs to the conduit and replacement
of the cable and transformer was required. Power was out at the school for
approximately 4 hours until facilities could be isolated and the District's generator truck
hooked up. The school was on generator power for a complete day until the damaged
facilities could be replaced.
On July 12th, our Donner Lake substation was hit by lightning resulting in an outage of
less than 1 hour. Primary insulators within the sub were damaged and required
replacement of the ones most severely damaged. New insulators are on order and will
replace those that were not replaced during this emergency.
On July 29th, at approximately 6.15 AM, a car travelling north bound on Highway 267
ran off the roadway and collided with a power pole supporting our Martis#2 circuit.
Power was restored to our customers at the senior cibzzens complex within an hour.
More extensive switching restored power in the Sierra Meadows tract at approx. 9:15
AM(3hrs). Due to the location of the accident, power was not able to be restored to
the Best I hestem Motel and the airport until the pole was replaced at approx. 11:30 AM.
Sugar Pyre Estates, a development started last year, was completed.
A pole in Olympic Heights was replaced to allow separation between electrical and
telephone facilities.
Within Sierra Meadows, a hazardous condition was eliminated with the installation of
several spans of primary neutral conductor. The area, prior to this project, had a
neutral that was common to both the primary and secondary systems This oondition is
hazardous to those Mo work on the system.
The crew replaced several transformers with transfomws of a larger KVA rating due to
added load on the secondary system.
Approximately 3500'of conduit for future use was installed within the community in
conjunction with South fast Gas.
Hazardous tree removal, a budgeted project, was started in various parts of the District.
The service crew corrpleted 259 underground facility locates and 48 new service
installations
Additionally, two new lineman started with the District during the month. Pat Waite from
Washington and Dave Bourque from Southem Califomia were the successful candidates that
were tested and interviewed in early June.
Projects coming up in the immediate future are.
Completion of the new Martis#3 circuit that crosses the Truckee River bridge
Knight's Crossing, a commercial development in Glenshire
Rhodes Development, a residential underground installation adjacent to Sugar Pine Est.
Installation work for the new SCADA system
As you can see, the department staff was kept busy this past month and it appears the trend
MY continue. We will need to replace Jim Wilson but with the addition of the two new
employees, we can effectively and efficiently meet the needs of our customers.
Respectfully,
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TQ: Bob:Qulnn, Electr[c Su`pennendt
FROW Stop lio11 baugh, .Distridt.Eiectncal Engineer'
SUB,JECT:. ur Purchased Energ :Ieport
LATE. August ' 0 1996
Bob,
During July, the District saved$11,179.20 by buying energy from NCPA. The
year to date savings is $62,559.33.
Below is a brief outline of the energy the District purchased from NCPA for the 1996
Months through July and Year to Date. In July the transmission system was
constrained. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Energy Purchase Data:
�^ Month Total Energy NCPA Energy %NCPA of Total
Purchased(KWH) (KWH) Energy
July 9,184,361 3,108,275 33.8%
Total Year to Date 67,166,989 13,251,835 19.7%
Energy Cost Data:
Month Sierra Pac. Sierra Pac. NCPA Savings to Total
Energy Energy Energy Bill District Charge ($)
Charge Credit for Energy
(KWH)
July $253,029 $-60,767 $49,588 $ 11,179 $241,850
Year to $1,850,451 $-260,051 $197,492 $ 62,559 $1,787,892
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