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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO:FROM: <br />ERMU Commission Mike Tietz –Technical Services Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />October 11, 20226.1i <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• In September, the locators processed 495 locate tickets. These consisted of 2 emergency <br />tickets, 405 normal tickets, 62 updated tickets, 8 cancellations, 14 meets, 1 non- <br />excavation, and 3 boundary surveys. This resulted in a 17.5% decrease in tickets from <br />the previous month and a 27.4% decrease from the prior September. <br /> <br />• Electrical Technicians completed 293 service order tasks, updated the power bill, <br />addressed customer meter issues, and any off-peak concerns. <br /> <br />• On September 23, staff ran generators #1 & #2 without incident. Engines #3 & #4 were <br />turned over but not ran. There is no update on the repair of the replacement exhaust <br />bellow for Engine #4. I am expecting it to be returned any day now. <br /> <br />• Mapping department continues to work on GIS updates, GPSing splices and assets. We <br />are still planning to upgrade our GIS server from version 10.7.1 to 10.9.1 on October 13. <br />The mapping and IT/OT technicians along with Great River Energy staff have been <br />preparing for this upgrade to make sure everything goes smoothly. <br /> <br />• The substation apparatus technician completed collection of equipment oil samples for <br />annual testing. We have determined there is a mechanical issue with the regulator along <br />Highway 10. It is still functional but is no longer tracking the number of operations. We <br />will get this on the schedule to replace the bank this fall. <br /> <br /> We will be doing load tap changer maintenance on bank 3 at Station 14 this week along <br />with replacing feeder #42’s recloser control. During this maintenance, we will also be <br />replacing the relay panel for both banks at that substation. <br /> <br />• I have completed the submission of our application for RP3 designation. As a reminder, <br />this designation recognizes the contributions and efforts of the whole team in being a <br />Reliable Public Power Provider. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />105 <br /> <br />