Duke Energy faced a significant surge in workload and project volume, managing around 30,000 new joint-use owners on poles.
To address this, Duke Energy engaged outside contractors to provide comprehensive engineering and project support.
Ensuring compliance with standards, handling high volumes of applications, and addressing clearance violations for telecommunications upgrades added layers of complexity to the project.
Action
Exhibit 5 Application Preparation: Prepared applications for third- party attachers, including verifying existing facilities, reviewing attachment heights, and completing make-ready designs to meet National Grid’s requirements.
Field Assessments and Reporting: Conducted field assessments and provided detailed reports using IKE and proprietary applications for random and special inspections of attachments after construction for Duke Energy.
Make-Ready Design: Created make-ready designs in applications like Smallworld and STORMS to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and project specifications.
Design Review and QA/QC: Provided expert review and quality assurance services for third-party designs, ensuring adherence to National Grid standards.
DST Value Addition
Successfully completed the project on time, managing the high workload and ensuring compliance with National Grid’s standards.
Delivered key project outputs, including:
Exhibit 5 Applications prepared and reviewed for quality assurance.
Detailed Reports highlighting clearance violations and inspection findings.
Make-Ready Designs were developed to streamline third- party integrations.
Field Notes and IKE Data for hundreds of miles of overhead lines.
Enabled Duke Energy to address the surge in joint-use owners efficiently while ensuring the safety, reliability, and modernization of its infrastructure.
