The ever-evolving energy landscape that includes widespread electrification, changing customer needs and a need to weatherize existing assets on the power grid calls for proactive investment across all grid components.
Successful grid investment plans that aim to make the grid adaptable and resilient in the face of both low and high impact events often include the diversification of power delivery assets, especially between overhead and underground facilities. While large scale multi-year distribution grid reliability or resiliency programs that involve the installation of underground facilities are commonplace, it is not easy to find a playbook for successful implementation of these programs. Lessons learned and observed trends should continually inform and improve any large project or program. This seminar aims to discuss risks and potential mitigation strategies across different stages of the lifecycle of a distribution project involving the installation of underground lines. While a sound engineering design is one of the critical components, practical knowledge of potential issues is imperative to execute each project successfully.