HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-07-29 RMLD Board of Commissioners MinutesReading Municipal Light Board of Commissioners
Regular Session
230 Ash Street
Reading, MA 01867
July 29, 2009
,'tart Time of Regular Session: 7:30 p.m.
End Time of Regular Session: 9:15 p.m.
Attendees:
Commissioners
Mary Ellen O'Neill, Chairman
Philip Pacino, Secretary
Ellen Kearns, Commissioner
Staff:
Vinnie Cameron, General Manager
Robert Fournier, Accounting/Business Manager
Jane Parenteau, Energy Services Manager
Kevin Sullivan, Engineering and Operations Manager
Citizens' Advisory Board:
George Hooper, Member
Richard Hahn, Vice Chair
Robert Soli, Commissioner
Jeanne Foti, Executive Assistant
Paula O'Leary, Operational Assistant
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Introductions
Chairman O'Neill introduced George Hooper who is the new Citizens' Advisory Board member representing Wilmington.
Commissioner Soli asked for a point of information pertaining to the Deferred Fuel Reserve. Mr. Soli pointed out that at the
last RMLD Board meeting, that Commissioner Pacino had commented that the Board had not previously seen the material on
the Deferred Fuel Reserve that was the basis of Commissioner Soli's presentation. Commissioner Soli said that the chart he
presented was based on material sent by Ms. Parenteau on June 9 to all the Board members.
hairman O'Neill stated that Commissioner Soli had been allowed the opportunity to present his material on the Deferred
- 'Fuel Reserve and that the information was handled fairly. Chairman O'Neill stressed that all material for the Board book
should be received by the end of the week before the Board meeting because this ensures that all Commission members have
had the opportunity to see the material. The only exception to this timeframe is if it is an emergency issue that arises after the
deadline.
Commissioner Pacino stated that in order to make informed decisions the material should as a matter of protocol and courtesy
be placed on the agenda. The purpose of the motion to table Commissioner Soli's presentation at the June meeting was so
that Commission members could do their homework and make informed decisions.
Approval of June 24, 2009 Board Minutes
There were requests for changes to the minutes of June 24, 2009. It was decided that the changes requested should be
checked by viewing the recorded meeting tape to double check the accuracy of the requested changes. Chairman O'Neill
stated that she would be meeting with the Department on these minutes.
Mr. Hahn made a motion seconded by Mr. Pacino that the Regular Session meeting minutes of June 24, 2009 be tabled until
the August meeting.
Motion carried 4:0:1. Mr. Soli abstained.
General Manager's Report
Mr. Cameron reported on the following:
The RMLD made a presentation at the Career Place, Trade Center in Woburn on July 10, 2009 and spoke on different aspects
of the RMLD's operations. RMLD employees who participated were Priscilla Gottwald, Laurie Cavagnaro, Ken Evans and
William Seldon.
WILD had vehicle day at the North Reading Library Tuesday, July 28 and will be having vehicle day at the Reading Library
Tuesday, August 18, 2009.
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July 29, 2009
General Manager's Report
Mr. Cameron stated that he will be discussing with legal counsel setting up a trust for post employment benefits. RMLD's
portion of the funding is over $8 million for the post employment benefits. The RMLD budgeted $436,000 in 2009 and
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$377,000 in 2010 Mr. Cameron wants to setup the OPEB Trust similar to the Retirement Trust that the RMLD has in place.
Commissioner Soli asked if setting up an OPEB Trust Fund has laws associated with it?
Mr. Cameron replied, "yes" that it is legal to set up an OPEB Trust Fund.
Chairman O'Neill asked when the OPEB Trust Fund will be set up?
Mr. Cameron replied that he would like to get the OPEB Trust Fund completed in the fall.
Financial Report, June 2009 - Attachment i - Mr. Fournier
Mr. Fournier reported that the auditors would be in on Tuesday, August 11, 2009. The pre audit numbers will be ready on
Monday, August 10, 2009. In fiscal year 2009 there were no major incidents.
Mr. Fournier reported that the bad debt is $200,000 however; historically over the last three years it has been $100,000.
Commissioner Kearns expressed her concern at the doubling of the bad debt and suggested that perhaps that it should be
addressed by a committee to look at other viable avenues to lower the bad debts.
Mr. Fournier stated that the increase in bad debt is indicative of the times. The RMLD does everything it can do to collect
monies and work with its customers.
Mr. Cameron said that the increase in the bad debt is pandemic within the industry. The RMLD constantly monitors its
account receivables and bad debt. The Customer Service Representatives do a great job. The RMLD is doing better than
other municipals in its bad debt level.
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Chairman O'Neill requested that Customer Service Manager, Laurie Cavagnaro be present at the next RMLD Board meeting
to speak about the various programs the RMLD has to assist its customers who are having difficulty paying their electric
bills.
Commissioner Soli asked if the RMLD put liens on its customers who have not paid? Mr. Fournier replied that every fall the
RMLD liens its customers who are not current. Once the lien is placed, the RMLD has priority on any funds received.
Power Supply Report, June 2009 - Attachment 2 - Ms. Parenteau
Ms. Parenteau presented the Power Supply Report for June.
Ms. Parenteau explained that the RMLD's capacity requirement is 231 megawatts.
Commissioner Hahn asked does the RMLD have to carry the requirement of the 231 megawatts to a future period?
Ms. Parenteau replied, "yes."
Commissioner Hahn asked about the 8.910 per kilowatt for the Braintree unit?
Ms. Parenteau replied that this is for the Braintree unit in which the RMLD is prepaying the debt service. Ms. Parenteau said
that the Braintree unit went commercial on June 25 and there will be a capital credit on July 1 for ten megawatts.
Commissioner Soli asked if the Braintree unit is lower than the ISO?
Ms. Parenteau explained that with the addition of the Braintree unit in the RMLD's portfolio, the RMLD will be purchasing
less from the ISO Spot Market.
Energy Efficiency Update -Attachment 3 - Ms. Parenteau
Ms. Parenteau provided an update on the RMLD's energy efficiency activities.
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Energy Efficiency Update -Attachment 3 - Ms. Parenteau
'ommissioner Soli asked if a customer has generation of solar or wind how does the net generator get billed?
Ms. Parenteau replied that the net billing is in place where the RMLD can monitor the amount of energy generated and the
amount of energy being sold back to the RMLD. Ms. Parenteau stressed that customers should contact Jared Carpenter prior
to installing a renewable energy system.
Commissioner Kearns asked if LCD or plasma televisions that have the Energy Star seal would be eligible for the program?
Ms. Parenteau replied that she is not aware of televisions but would have Mr. Carpenter look into this.
Engineering and Operations Update, June 2009 - Attachment 4 - Mr. Sullivan
Chairman O`Neill wanted to thank the staff that was involved in setting up the tour of the Gaw substation that took place prior
to the meeting.
Mr. Sullivan presented the Gaw Update and the Engineering and Operations update for June.
Commissioner Kearns asked if service outages are a result of car accidents or weather related?
Mr. Sullivan replied that equipment failures cause service outages whereas car accidents result in area outages.
Commissioner Hahn pointed out that there are rate comparisons for the IOU's. Commissioner Hahn said that RMLD's CAIDI
is forty whereas Mass Electric is at ninety. Commissioner Hahn said that the RMLD does better than the IOU's and that it
would be good to present a comparison.
Mr. Sullivan provided an update on the Gaw substation project.
-Commissioner Hahn reiterated that the last transformer on the Gaw project would be energized on December 25 as Mr.
ullivan stated in his Gaw update.
Mr. Sullivan stated that it is anticipated that all three transformers will be energized by December 25.
Commissioner Hahn asked what happens to the old transformers? Mr. Sullivan replied that the old transformers would go
out to bid in the fall.
M. G. L. c. 30B Bid
RFP 2009-40 Licensed Site Professional (LSP) Services
Commissioner Pacino made a motion seconded by Commissioner Hahn that bid 2009-40 for Licensed Site Professional
(LSP) Services be awarded to Cushing, Jammallo, and Wheeler, Inc., for a three year period beginning July 1, 2009 for an
estimated cost of $47,000.00 per year based on a 5 '/z year average at the rates indicated in their price proposal, as the lowest
qualified bidder on the recommendation of the General Manager.
Motion carried 5:0:0.
Commissioner Kearns asked for an explanation on why the MODF is so critical? Mr. Sullivan replied that MODF stands for
Mineral Oil Dielectric Fluid and is the oil that needs to be cleaned up when there is a spill. It is imperative that the MODF is
cleaned up properly by a firm that has expertise in the area.
Commissioner Soli asked what happens if the LSP does not clean up the spill?
Mr. Sullivan replied that the LSP is the firm that directs and manages the clean up when there is an oil spill. They also
prepare reports on the spill that are compiled by the RMLD.
Mr. Cameron stressed that it is important to have someone to watch over the clean up and make sure that it is done to satisfy
Massachusetts' law and that the proper reports are developed.
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July 29, 2009
General Discussion
Chairman O Neill stated that a presentation on the Smart Grid would be on the next agenda.
Chairman O'Neill said that she would like a policy for the release of the Executive Session minutes. At the September
meeting, the 2003 and 2004 Executive Session meeting minutes should be ready to be reviewed for release.
BOARD MATERIAL AVAILABLE BUT NOT DISCUSSED
Rate Comparisons, June 2009
E-Mail responses to Account Payable/Payroll Questions
Upcoming Meetings
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 RMLD Board Meeting
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 RMLD Board Meeting
Citizens' Advisory Board Rotation
Chairman ONeill will cover the Citizens' Advisory Board meeting on Monday, September 14, 2009.
Executive Session
At 8:32 p.m. Commissioner Pacino made a motion seconded by Commissioner Hahn that the Board go into Executive
Session to discuss strategy with respect to litigation and return to regular session for the sole purpose of adjournment.
Motion carried by a polling of the Board 5:0:0.
Mr. Soli, Aye; Ms. Kearns, Aye; Chairman ONeill, Aye; Mr. Hahn, Aye; and Mr. Pacino, Aye.
Adjournment
At 9:15 p.m. Commissioner Pacino made a motion seconded by Commissioner Kearns to adjourn the meeting.
Motion carried 5:0:0.
A true copy of the RMLD Board of Commissioners minutes
as approved by a majority of the Commission.
Philip B. Pacino, Secretary
RMLD Board of Commissioners
Dt: July 29, 2009 ATTACIDv ENT 1
To: RMLB, Vincent F. Cameron, Jr., Jeanne Foti
Fr: Bob Fournier
Sj: June 2009 Memo
Figures are still being finalized. Audit will begin on Tuesday, August 11. I will
have pre-audit figures by Monday, August 10. To date, there are no major incidents or
unusual expenditures to mention.
Kwh sales are 696,000,000, down by 21,000,000 or 3.0% compared to last year's
total of 717,000,000.
Base revenues are $39m, an increase by $1.Om or 2.7% compared to last year's
total of S38m. The September rate increase helped to offset the decrease in Kwh sales.
Bad debt expense could be as high as 200k.
ATTACHMENT 2
To: Vincent Cameron
From: Energy Services
Date: July 23, 2009
Subject: Purchase Power Summary- June, 2009
Energy Services Division (ESD) has completed the Purchase Power Summary for the
month of June 2009.
ENERGY
The RMLD's total metered load for the month was 56,774,254 kWhs, which was a
decrease of 14.53 % compared to June, 2008 figures. The RMLD purchased 56,820,690
kWhs.
Table 1 is a breakdown by source of the energy purchases.
TABLE 1
Amount of
Cost of
% of Total
Total $
$ as a
Resource
Energy
Energy
Energy
Costs
%
(kWh)
($/Mwh)
Millstone #3
3,585,601
$4.61
6.31%
$16,547
0.48%
Seabrook
5,692,445
$6.77
10.02%
$38,535
1.13%
Stonybrook
832,606
$59.63
1.47%
$49,648
1.45%
Constellation
21,600,000
$69.76
38.01%
$1,506,708
44.06%
PASNY
1,541,403
$4.92
2.71%
$7,584
0.22%
ISO Interchange
2,814,150
$9.29
4.95%
$26,853
0.79%
NEMA Congestion
0
$0.00
0.00%
-$9,884
-0.29%
Coop Resales
46,531
$133.79
0.08%
$6,226
0.18%
Stonybrook Peaking
27,947
$174.03
0.05%
$4,864
0.14%
Integrys
18,816,000
$81.26
33.11%
$1,528,938
44.71%
* Braintree Watson Unit
1,864,007
$130.87
3.28%
$243,939
7.13%
Monthly Total
56,820,690
$60.19
100.00%
$3,419,957
100.00%
* Total cost includes $130,159 of fuel expense for Working Capital.
Resource
ISO DA LMP
Settlement
RT Net Energy
Settlement
ISO Interchange
(subtotal)
Table 2
Amount
Cost % of Total
of Energy
of Energy Energy
(kWh)
($/Mwh)
14,000,558
35.47 24.64%
-11,186,408 37.98 -19.69%
2,814,150 25.49 4.95%
Table 2 breaks down the ISO interchange between the DA LMP Settlement and the
RT Net Energy for month of June, 2009.
CAPACITY
The RMLD hit a demand of 112,757 kWs, which occurred on June 26, 2009 at 2 pm.
The RMLD's monthly UCAP requirement for June 2009 was 231,356 kWs. Table 3
shows the sources of capacity that the RMLD utilized to meet its requirement.
Table 3
Source Amount (kWs) Cost ($/kW-month) Total Cost $ % of Total Cost
Millstone #3
4,593
67.71
$311,001
15.09%
Seabrook
7,910
54.99
$434,933
21.10%
Stonybrook Peaking
25,868
5.52
$142,768
6.93%
Stonybrook CC
44,495
7.42
$330,009
16.01%
Pasny
4,536
2.62
$11,896
0.58%
HQICC
5,631
4.02
$22,611
1.10%
ISO-NE Supply Auction
138,322
4.10
$567,376
27.53%
Braintree Watson Unit
0
0.00
$240,462
11.67%
Total
231,355
$8.91
$2,061,056
100%
Table 4
Resource Energy Capacity Total cost % of Total Cost
Millstone #3
$16,547
$311,001
$327,548
5.98%
Seabrook
$38,535
$434,933
$473,468
8.64%
Stonybrook
$49,648
$330,009
$379,657
6.93%
HQ 11
$0
$22,611
$22,611
0.41%
Constellation
$1,506,708
$0
$1,506,708
27.49%
PASNY
$7,584
$11,896
$19,479
0.36%
ISO Interchange
$26,853
$567,376
$594,229
10.84%
Nema Congestion
-$9,884
$0
-$9,884
-0.18%
Coop Resales
$6,226
$0
$6,226
0.11%
Stonybrook Peaking
$4,864
$142,768
$147,631
2.69%
Integrys
$1,528,938
$0
$1,528,938
27.90%
Braintree Watson Unit
$243,939
$240,462
$484,401
8.84%
Monthly Total
$3,419,957
$2,061,056
$5,481,013
100.00%
Table 4 shows the total dollar amounts for energy and capacity per source.
TRANSMISSION
The RMLD's total transmission costs for the month of June, 2009 are $491,881. This is a
increase from the May, 2009 cost of $472,508. In 2008, the transmission costs for the
month of June, were $637,440.
Table 5
m..___....__ a._
Current Month
a._.,.
Last Month
w__ .
Last Year
'Peak Demand (kW)
_
112,757
113,508
167,557
Energy (kWh)
56,820,690
55,299 253
66,455,457
Energy
$3,419,957
$3,152,914:
$6,175,790
'Capacity
.
_ .
$2,061,056
_
i
_
$1,769,783,
$1,485,757
;Transmission
$491,881
$472,508
$637,440
Total
$5,972,894`
$5,395,206
$8,298,987
Table 5 shows the current month vs. last month and last year (June, 2008).
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Reading Municipal Light Department
ATTACHMENT')
To: Jane Parenteau
From: Jared Carpenter 3a
Date: July 24, 2009
Subject: Update on Energy Efficiency Programs
The purpose of this memo is to update the progress of the energy efficiency programs.
One of the main goals of the RMLD energy programs has been to expand and add to our customer rebate
programs. The programs that have been modified and are currently being edited and entered for approval
are as follows:
-Commercial/Industrial Energy Initiative Program (kW, and kWh)
The purpose of this program is to provide a maximum $50,000 rebate for commercial customers
who would like to add Solar, Wind, CHP or other renewable energy technologies to their property.
The program also provides the rebate to customers who can reduce the energy consumption (kW
or kWh) on their property. Both options are based on customer driven project plans.
-Residential Renewable Energy Rebate Program
The purpose of this program is to provide a rebate to residential customers who install renewable
energy on their property. The maximum rebate amount is $5,000.
-Energy Star Appliance Rebate Program
The purpose of this program is to expand our rebates for buying Energy Star rated residential
appliances.
-Electric Hot Water to Energy Star Hot Water Heater Conversion Rebate Program
The purpose of this program is to encourage customers to replace their existing electric hot water
heaters with Energy Star rated hot water heaters. The amount is $500.
Other projects in the energy efficiency programs that are currently being addressed are as follows:
-Restructure and update the commercial lighting rebate program to provide the best possible service as
technology grows and efficiency increases.
-Measurement and Verification study for commercial and residential rebates program (how much energy
is saved after rebate).
-Continued solar installation site visits for residential customers. This includes working with the
installation contractors to help the homeowner with the project scope of work.
-Working to find possible stimulus money opportunities for residential customers.
-Energy Conservation information expansion on new website.
-Continued residential and commercial audits.
-Reviewing energy audits from Energy New England (Wilmington Middle School was the most recent).
DRAFT
ATTACHMENT 4
READING MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT
FY09 CAPITAL BUDGET VARIANCE REPORT
FOR PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30, 2009
Project Description
TOwP
4 kV Retirement - Stepdown Areas
1 California Rd; Prescott and Sunnyside Sts; Walnut Street
R
System Projects
2 Station #4 Getaway 4W30 Replacements
R
3 Forest Street
W
4 Salem Street Area
W
5 High Capacity Tie 4W1 8/3W8 Franklin Street
R
6 Fordham Road
W
URD Upgrades
7 URD Completions-Sanborn Village, Reading; Perkins
All
Farm, Lynnfield; and Chestnut Village, North Reading
New Circuits and Circuit Expansions
8 Salem Street to Glen Road 13kkV Feeder Tie
W
9 Reading Center-Main Street
R
10 Reading Center-Haven Street
R
Station Upgrades
Station 4
11 Transformer Replacement
Part 1 - Contractual Labor
R
Part 2 - Procured Equipment
R
Part 3 - RMLD Labor
R
Part 4 - Feeder Re-Assignment
R
Part 5 - Transformer Payments
R
New Customer Service Connections
12 Service Installations-Commercial/Industrial Customers
All
13 Service Installations O/H & U/G - Residential Customers
All
14 Routine Construction
Various Routine Construction
All
Total Construction Projects
Other Projects
15 GIS
16 Transformers/Capacitors Annual Purchases
17 Meter Annual Purchases
18 Purchase Two New Small Vehicles
19 Purchase Line Department Vehicles
20 Purchase New Single Reel Trailer
21 Security Upgrades
22 Repair Station One Roof
23 Install New Ceiling/Walls from Water Damage in Lobby
24 Grade and Asphalt Pole Yard at Station Three
25 Insulate Office Plenum
26 Replace Office Chairs
27 Hardware Upgrades
28 Software and Licensing
MI 230 Ash Street Paving
Total Other
Total RMLD Capital Project Expenditures
29 Force Account/Reimbursable Projects
All
Total FY09 Capital Project Expenditures
YTD
ACTUAL
ACTUAL
ANNUAL
COST
COST
BUDGET
REMAINING
JUNE
thru 6130/09
AMOUNT
BALANCE
36,112
248,060
180,547
67,513
0
8,909
209,629
(200,721)
0
0
80,937
(80,937)
6,150
12,880
268,561
(255,680)
0
0
127,218
(127,218)
34,019
34,179
121,170
(86,991)
0
0
38,361
(38,361)
0
0
78,861
(78,861)
17,547
60,901
125,763
(64,862)
3,158
188,729
100,245
88,485
82,533
82,705
2,098,100
(2,015,395)
623
101,229
359,800
(258,571)
19,458
110,544
665,939
(555,396)
0
0
281,764
(281,764)
0
2,754,900
2,754,900
0
1,747
22,675
86,871
(64,196)
22,194
165,514
189,626
(24,112)
98,574 1,698,934 1,511,171 187,763
322,116 5,490,159 9,279,463 (3,789,304)
6,200.00
143,179
148,252
(5,073)
80,042.00
299,220
485,811
(186,591)
87,703
171,270
(83,567)
55,740
54,000
1,740
317,000
355,000
(38,000)
23,089.00
23,089
20,000
3,089
27,559
25,000
2,559
0
205,190
(205,190)
0
20,000
(20,000)
90,000
1,027
0
50,000
(50,000)
9,850.65
9,851
10,000
(149)
1,700.99
16,434
55,700
(39,266)
53,966.00
103,024
44,600
58,424
87,458.26
91,027
262,307
1,173,826
1,734,823
(560,997)
584,423
6,663,986
11,014,287
(4,350,301)
1,430
120,175
60,581
59,595
585,853
6,784,161
11,074,867
(4,290,706)
Reading Municipal Light Department
Engineering and Operations
Monthly Report
JUNE, 2009
FY 2009 Capital Plan
4 kV Retirement - Stepdown Areas
1. Reading - Walnut Street: continued transfers, installed and energized secondary
cable
Sunnyside: Continued pulling rope; installed new secondary cable, spacers, anchor,
replaced transformer, and transferred services to new cable.
Echo: Continued pulling rope.
Fairview/Pratt Streets: Installed pulling rope, secondary cable, transformers, and tied
in primary. Also transferred services to new cable.
System Projects
2. Station #4 Getaway 4W30 Replacement - Reading - No activity this month.
3. Forest Street - Wilmington - Postponed to FY2011.
4. Salem Street Area - Wilmington - Reconductoring continued: Switched load;
replaced conductor; installed pole.
5. High Capacity Tie 4W1813W8 Franklin Street -Reading Carried over to FY2010.
6. Fordham Road -Wilmington -Project continued: Built riser pole; installed switches;
installed primary cable; installed rope; pulled in underground cable from manhole to
riser; spliced; installed terminations; and did primary switching and phasing.
URD Umarades
7. URD Completions - Sanborn Village, Reading; Perkins Farm, Lynnfield; and Chestnut
Village, North Reading - No activity to-date.
New Circuits and Circuit Expansions
8. Salem Street to Glen Road Feeder Tie -Wilmington -Carried over to FY2010.
9. Reading Center - Main Street - Pulled in underground cable from manhole to new
padmount at George Washington apartments and from padmount to vault; spliced;
connected neutrals; and completed grounding
10. Reading Center - Haven Street -Area conversion (Main, Ash, Gould, and Green Sts).
Substation Up-grade Projects
11. Transformer Replacement - Station 4
Part 1 - Contractual Labor - Engineering and design firm consultant invoices.
Part 2 - Procured Equipment - Transformer pads.
Part 3 - RMLD Labor - Chief Engineer and Senior Techs labor.
Part 4 - Feeder Re-Assignment - No activity to-date.
Part 5 - Transformer Payments - No further activity.
New Customer Service Connections
12. Service Installations - Commercial/Industrial Customers - This item includes new
service connections, upgrades, and service replacements for the commercial and
industrial customers. This represents the time and materials associated with the
replacement of an existing or installation of a new overhead service, the connection of
an underground service, etc. This does not include the time and materials associated
with pole replacements/installations, transformer replacement/installations, primary or
secondary cable replacement/installations etc. This portion of the project comes under
routine construction.
13. Service Installations - Residential Customers - This item includes new or upgraded
overhead and underground services, temporary overhead services, and large
underground development.
14. Routine Construction - The drivers of the Routine Construction budget category YTD
are listed. This is not an inclusive list of all items within this category.
Pole Settin /Transfers
$131,136
Maintenance Overhead/Underground
$617,287
Projects Assigned as Required
$541,945
Pole Damage (includes knockdowns) some reimbursable
$ 61,862
Station Group
$ 84,048
Hazmat/Oil Spills
$ 21,048
Porcelain Cutout Replacement Program
$ 56,445*
Lighting Street Light Connections
$ 17,119
Storm Trouble
$ 36,989
Underground Subdivisions
$ 44,731
Miscellaneous Capital Costs
$ 86,324
TOTAL
$1,698,934
*In the month of June, 8 cutouts were charged under this program. Approximately 30
cutouts were installed new or replaced because of damage making a total of 38 cutouts
replaced this month.
29 - Force Accounts - The Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires utility plant
equipment relocations in conjunction with various roadway reconstruction projects.
Reading Center Force Account Project - Connected new service to street light control
cabinet and checked voltages.
Route 129 (Lowell Street) Project - No activity in June.
Reliability Report
Two key industry standard metrics have been identified to enable the RMLD to measure and
track system reliability. A rolling 12-month view is being used for the purposes of this report.
Customer Average Interruption Duration Index (CAIDI) - Measures how quickly the
RMLD restores power to customers when their power goes out.
CAIDI = Total of Customer Interruption Duration for the Month in Minutes/ Total
number of customers interrupted.
2
RMLD System CAIDI - 43.42 minutes
Industry Average - 65.91 minutes per outage (APPA 2005 Reliability Survey)
On average, RMLD customers that experience an outage are restored in 43.42 minutes.
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System average outage duration 43.42
Industry average outage duration 65.91 (APPA 2005 Survey)
System Average Interruption Frequency (SAIFI) - Measures how many outages each
customer experiences per year on average.
SAIFI = Total number of customer's interrupted / Total number of customers.
RMLD System Average - .73 outages per year
Industry Average - 1.6 outages per year (APPA 2005 Reliability Survey)
Top quartile performance for the industry is one outage or less per year. The graph below
tracks the month-by-month SAP performance.
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- - - RMLD system average outage frequency .73
Industry average outage frequency 1.6 (APPA 2005 Survey)
Months Between Interruptions (MBTI)
Another view of the SAIFI data is the number of months Reading customers have no
interruptions. At this time, the average RMLD customer experiences an outage every
- 16.44 months.
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