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______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> <br />TO: <br />ERMU Commission <br />FROM: <br />Mike Tietz –Technical Services Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: <br />August 10, 2021 <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />6.1i <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• In July, the locators processed 544 locate tickets. These consisted of 10 emergency <br />tickets, 441 normal tickets, 1 non-excavation ticket, 3 boundary surveys, 71 updated <br />tickets, 9 cancellations, and 9 locate meets. This resulted in a 19.4% decrease in tickets <br />from the previous month and an 8.9% decrease from the prior year. I believe last year’s <br />numbers were inflated due to COVID-19 (people working on home and yard projects) <br />and that these numbers reflect a normal year. <br /> <br />• Electrical technicians completed 221 service order tasks, updated the power bill, <br />attended to customer meter/power quality issues and off-peak concerns. <br /> <br />• On July 22, staff ran generators #1, #2, #3 & #4 without any issues. Engine #3 still <br />produces smoke while running but not nearly as much as before. We are sending in 4 <br />injectors from Engine #3 to be rebuilt so that in the fall we can replace those that we <br />suspect are failing. <br /> <br />• Mapping department continues to work on implementing mPower Integrator software. <br />Staff has also been busy using GPS to record locations of our underground facilities <br />around the power plant and around the system. <br /> <br />• Staff has been getting caught up on some substation property maintenance out at the <br />North, Waco, and West substations. We have identified a few more projects that will <br />need attention still this year. <br /> <br />• The substation apparatus technician is preparing to do the 10-year maintenance of our <br />Station 14-3 transformer load tap changer this fall. In the past, this type of work would <br />have been performed by a contractor. We also have a project to replace the recloser <br />control for Breaker #30 on County Road 42 as soon as we get back into cooler weather. <br />106