Asset InformationLG&E & KU

Kevin Lewellen – Group Leader – Asset InformationVerl Logsdon – Lead Facility Records Technician

LG&E – KU Service Territory

• 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)

LG&E-KU Divisions

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

Statistics

Map existing facilities and attributes that are important to crews, internal & external clients and interface to other applications

Provide ◦ Prints f

◦ Specialty Maps ◦ 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

Asset Information’s Role

• Locations◦ Louisville ◦ Lexington◦ Danville◦ Pineville◦ Earlington

Asset Information’s Facility Records Technician

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)

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

Asset Information’s Mapping Roles

LG&E Gas – 99.3%

LG&E Electric – 98.8%

KU Electric – 98.9%

Connectivity

GIS – (the center of information)

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

Best Practices

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 & work together (especially field personnel)◦ Quality over quantity

Wrap up

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