Undergrounding Innovation: Maintenance Practices
Innovation: Historic performance & weather analytics for targeted segment undergrounding.
Description/Definition: Use historic data (potentially 100 years in some locations) to develop in-depth models to determine where targeted undergrounding will yield the most beneficial impact on customers.
Impact: Reduced Maintenance Cost: Achieved by analyzing historic outage data and removing at-risk segments from the potential of damage and the need for repair.
Madhu Bhargava, Section Manager – Distribution Modernization
Burns & McDonnell
Madhu directly supports a large utilities in the southeastern U.S. and brings deep experience from the Midwest U.S. on public improvement, reliability projects and overhead-to- underground conversions.
Jason De Stigter, Business Line Director
Burns & McDonnell
Jason leads a Capital Asset Planning Solutions (CAPS) offering and risk management solutions for clients. In addition, his responsibilities focus on budget prioritization and risk assessments, including financial and economic analysis, for key clients.