Transcript LGE KU Hazard Mitigation Presentation

UNIVERSTY OF KENTUCKY
HAZARD MITIGATION
Keith Alexander
January 23, 2015
Organizational Profile
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In Fayette Co. KU serves
141,552 Electric Customers
Preparedness
•SAFETY is in everything.
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Identify/Assess threats/hazards
Document “what it costs”
Estimate remediation costs
Implement plan
Weather Events
How do we Prepare?
• Pole inspection/replacement
program
•“Circuit Hardening” – based
upon outage performance
•Vegetation Management
Does it make a difference?
YES
Questions