LG&E & KU Kevin Lewellen – Group Leader – Asset Information Verl Logsdon – Lead Facility Records Technician
There are 3 main divisions in LG&E-KU ◦ Energy Delivery Gas & Electric Distribution (pipes & wires) Gas Transmission Meter Reading Revenue Collection ◦ Electric Transmission ◦ Energy Services (Power Generation)
Customers by Utility ◦ LG&E Gas Customers – 318,000 ◦ LG&E Electric Customers – 394,000 ◦ KU Electric Customers – 540,000 Gas Distribution ◦ 4,300 miles Gas Transmission ◦ 5 UG Storage Fields ◦ 12 Interconnects with Texas & Tennessee Pipelines ◦ 2 Compressor Stations Electric Distribution ◦ Conductor miles – 39,000 ◦ Substations - 600
Map existing facilities and attributes that are important to crews, internal & external clients and interface to other applications Provide ◦ Prints f Prints f ◦ Specialty Maps Specialty Maps ◦ Provide Supporting Documentation Provide Supporting Documentation Report to internal & external clients ◦ Team Leaders, Managers & Senior Management ◦ PSC & DOT ◦ Benchmarking Studies ◦ Tax Department Scan & Store Records for Future Verification of Facilities
Locations ◦ Louisville ◦ Lexington ◦ Danville ◦ Pineville ◦ Earlington
Gas – LG&E Distribution & Transmission Mains & Services Valves Regulation Facilities Electric – LG&E & KU Distribution Poles, Wires, Transformers Operating Devices (switch Gears, switches, fuses) Substations (including internal worlds)including internal worlds Lights – LG&E & KU Light type, Wattage, Customer Name, Location Landbase –LG&E & KU Correct or reposition existing road R/W’s & Street Names Labeling all tributaries Placing Easements, Building Footprints in HCA’s, Taxing Districts, etc. Place new Subdivisions or Roads from Dedicated Plats
LG&E Gas – 99.3% LG&E Electric – 98.8% KU Electric – 98.9%
Annually personnel come together across state ◦ Employees are assigned mapping procedures for…. Landbase Gas Electric Lights ◦ Mapping procedures are presented, discussed & a decision on what the “best practice” is for mapping the particular facility moving forward
Asset Information – LG&E and KU ◦ Map all facilities that need to be reported on, data is needed for field personnel or is needed for interfacing with other applications ◦ Provide information about existing facilities to internal and external customers ◦ The GIS system interfaces with several applications i.e. OMS, CCS, WMS, FieldSmart, DETS, RAPP, SynerGEE, IRAS, Bass-Trigon, FIM, Gas Leak Manager, etc. Important ◦ Communicate ◦ Communicate & work together (especially field personnel) ◦ Quality ◦ Quality over quantity