Understand your tree liability
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The proper funding of vegetation management serves to minimize tree-caused interruptions for the chosen clearance standard, thereby avoiding regulatory intervention, performance penalties and customer complains. Funding based on annual workload increment manages the tree liability and gives positive benefits to both shareholders and ratepayers.
Publication Name: Electric Perspectives
Subject: Petroleum, energy and mining industries
ISSN: 0364-474X
Year: 2003
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Getting grounded
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The damage due to lightning can be reduced by the utilities using a new research into transmission line design. According to Electric Power Research Institute, lightening is the most frequent cause of transmission outages and service interruptions.
Publication Name: Electric Perspectives
Subject: Petroleum, energy and mining industries
ISSN: 0364-474X
Year: 2003
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One proposal to boost merchant AC transmission investment
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Issues related to the proposal for investment in merchant Alternating-Current (AC) project are discussed. It is noted that since some Direct Current (DC) projects are under development, merchant AC project will be at standstill.
Publication Name: Electric Perspectives
Subject: Petroleum, energy and mining industries
ISSN: 0364-474X
Year: 2003
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