PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

INSPECTION CYCLES FOR ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES

Adopted ______________________. Effective _____________________.

(D.__________ in I.95-02-017 and R._______________)

The utility shall conduct inspections of its distribution facilities consistent with the inspection cycles presented in the attached table.

The utility shall submit to the Commission each July 1 a report of the utility's compliance with this General Order under penalty of perjury. The report shall identify facilities which have been inspected during the previous period. It shall identify those facilities which were scheduled for inspection but which were not inspected according to schedule and shall explain why the inspections were not conducted, and a date certain by which the required inspection will occur. This information shall be presented for each type of facility identified in the attached table and shall be aggregated by district.

The utility shall maintain records of inspection activities which shall be made available to Commission staff or pursuant to Commission rules upon 30 days' notice.

General Order No. ________

Electric Utility System Inspection Cycles

(Maximum Intervals in Years)

 

PATROL

DETAILED

INTRUSIVE

 

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Transformers

            

Overhead

1

2

5

5

    

Underground

1

2

3

3

    

Pad Mounted

1

2

5

5

    

Switching/Protective Devices

            

Overhead

1

2

5

5

    

Underground

1

2

3

3

    

Pad Mounted

1

2

5

5

    

Regulators/Capacitors

            

Overhead

1

2

5

5

    

Underground

1

2

3

3

    

Pad Mounted

1

2

5

5

    

Conductors, Cables

            

Overhead

1

2

5

5

    

Underground

1

2

3

3

    

Streetlighting

1

2

3

3

    

Wood Poles under 15 years

1

2

x

x

x

x

Wood Poles over 15 years

1

2

x

x

10

10

See formal file for Table 1

(1) By action of the Executive Director CACD ceased to exist as a staff unit on September 10, 1996. The functions it performed as a participant in this proceeding now reside with the Energy Division.

(2) Adequate prescriptive standards are inherent in the Commission's enforceable systemwide measures of reliability.

(3) Compliance with new tree-trimming standards is another expected avenue of enforcement.

(4) The quick response to requests is specifically intended to require utilities to centralize this information using reasonable computer and information technology options.

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