CEATI International

The Asset Management in T&D Interest Group is a forum of over 30 utilities whose common objectives are:
1. Identifying value of strategic asset management to utilities over standard asset management approaches
2. Demonstrating that strategic asset management starts from the utility corporate strategy and mission
3. Developing strategic asset management alignment across utility policies, processes, and procedures
4. Encompassing other business functions that are important to the full and proper application of strategic
asset management, such as human resources, information management, finance, material management,
and customer and stakeholder management, and;
5. Covering utility business objectives, practices, and risk management that drive asset investments and
maintenance

Topics of Interest covered within this group of more than 30 utilities:

1. DER Integration with the Grid
2. Distribution Automation
3. Faulted Circuit Indicators and Line Sensors
4. The Integration of IT with OT
5. Building and Maintaining the Network Model

Collaborative projects:

• Example Roadmaps for Improving the Maturity of DER Management at Distribution Utilities
• Impacts on Distribution System Operations when Integrating DER
• Interfacing DMS/OMS/SCADA Systems with Enterprise Business IT Systems for IT/OT Integration in the Smart Grid
• Guide to Estimating Benefits From Smart Grid Applications: Fault Location Isolation and Service Restoration (FLISR) and Voltage/Var Optimization (VVO)
• Best Practices Guide to Utility Communications Platform Deployment in Distribution Automation

Topics and Issues:

1. Environmental Issues
2. Regulatory Requirements & Compliance Frameworks
3. Public & Social Issues
4. Vegetation Management Program Optimization
5. Responsible Vegetation Management Practices
6. New Materials & Techniques

Collaborative Projects:

• Vegetation Management Cost Benefit of Herbicide Use
• Control of Weeds in Electrical Facilities such as Substations, Switchyards, Capacitor Stations, and Cable Termination Sites
• Powerline Vegetation Management Best Management Practices Within Boreal Woodland Caribou
• Improving Vegetation Management via Wearable Technology and Augmented Reality
• An Analysis of PhoDAR vs LiDAR For Collecting Spatial Data by Electrical Utilities and Operational Recommendations for Use