Title
Quarterly Update on Electric Utility Systems & Asset Management
Recommended Action
No Recommendation, for information only.
Staff Recommendation
None
Body
This quaterly update will provide a high level overview of the electric distribution system and the power production assets owned by the County. The Department of Public Utilities operates and manages the systems to serve it's customers with affordable, reliable and safe electric service. This is accomplished through a mix of power generating units along with the transmission and the distribution system network to serve our customers.
The electric distribution asset management presentation is an update to what was presented in July, 2017. The update provides the strategy to managing the distribution system, recent O&M projects, update on two critical substation projects, and provides a glimpse of major issues to contend with in the future.
Electric Production will provide a high level overview of the generation assets owned by the County but operated by another party and a more indepth overview of the assets owned and operated by the County. These assets include the San Juan Generating Station near Farmington New Mexico operated by the Public Service Company of New Mexico and the Laramie River Station located in Wheatland Wyoming operated by Basin Electric Power Cooperative. Electric Production will present the current status of the Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). Staff will present the finding of he BESS Use Review performed by the Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium. Completing the asset managment program, staff will dive deeper into the County owned and operated hydroelectric facilities at the Abiquiu and El Vado reservoirs located in Northern New Mexico.
Alternatives
none
Fiscal and Staff Impact
None, update only.
Attachments
A - Electric Distribution Utility System Update July 2018
B - Electric Production Asset Management July 2018
C - Final LAC BESS Repo...
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