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Annual Transmission & Distribution Benchmarking

Sign-Up Now!  2012 Annual Utility Transmission & Distribution Benchmarking!

 

Join our 2012 T&D Benchmarking Community  

See our Leaders & Members

If you would like to download our brochure which includes a complete schedule and more information, click on the link here: T&D Benchmarking Brochure

 

With 35 operating companies participating in this past year’s survey our growth has been phenomenal…and we’d love to add more great companies to our Community!

 

With that in mind, we're kicking off our 2012 Transmission & Distribution Benchmarking study. Please consider joining us as a Member or Leader!

 

Core Benchmarking Subject Areas

 

  • Performance Metrics
    • Cost (Financial)
    • Service Level (Reliability – D,S,T)
    • Employee (Safety)
  • Demographics comparisons
    • Work volumes (System Activity)
    • Drivers of work (Statistics)
  • Practice Investigation
    • Initiatives and Practices (D,S,T)
    • Organization (Staffing & Outsourcing)
    • Support (Fleet, Materials, Shops)

Each year, these subjects will be investigated through the survey:

 

 

Distribution (D)

Substations (S)

Transmission (T)

Planning, Engineering, Design

O

O

O

Field Operations & Maintenance

O

O

O

New Business Capital

O

O

O

Field Construction

O

O

O

Distribution Dispatch

O

 

 

Vegetation Management

O

 

O

Energy Control Center

 

 

O

Customer Satisfaction

O

 

 

 

Detailed Research Topic Areas

 

Research areas in the past 3 years have included the following. These change annually based on the needs of our T&D benchmarking community:

 

2012

2011

Reliability Practices

T&D Network Maintenance

Productivity Measures

Distribution Automation

Storm Restoration

Productivity

 

Customer Experience

2010

2009

NERC Standards Impact

Capital Planning

Reliability Investment Value

Executive Dashboards

New Business Process

Engineering/Design Productivity

 
In 2012 we'll change the format from primary and secondary research to discussion topics that allow for a free exchange of ideas between utilities to provide real-world solutions.
 

2012 T&D Pricing

 

First Quartile provides a simple 2-tier price structure from which to choose. Pricing ranges from $19,500 for Community Membership to $27,500 for Community Leadership.

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