Joint Inspections Corrections PGE Joint Inspection Program and

Joint Inspections & Corrections PGE Joint Inspection Program and Lessons Learned Tom Jorgenson PGE Fitnes Group PM October 2019

Joint Inspections/Corrections - Summary • • Definition Key Requirements Challenges Benefits Portland General Electric 2

Joint Inspections/Corrections Defined • Joint Inspections: A collaborative NESC pole inspection, conducted by the power utility, where the licensee’s partner through a common inspection standard; cost sharing the inspections, administration, and management costs • Joint Corrections: A collaborative effort between licensees to mitigate identified NESC violations in a timely manner, at a reduced cost, and with the fewest visits to the pole Portland General Electric 3

Key Requirements • Inspections: • • A power utility willing to mange the inspection program Participation from the majority of utilities within the service territory A clear scope of work • Inspection specification • Best practices, for assigning mitigation responsibility Joint Corrections: • • A common contractor (agreeable by all comms) Independent billing A clear joint corrections criteria A single utility taking the lead in logistics • Identifying joint corrections jobs • Coordinating activities with attachees Portland General Electric 4

Challenges • Joint Inspections: • • • Agreement on the inspection criteria Geo data exchange Administrative documentation (differing formats) Division of cost (associated test & treat, etc. ) Regulatory obligations Joint Corrections: • • • A common contractor A utility willing to dedicate the administrative resource for scrubbing and the logistics Documentation of completions (NJUNS, PGE Portal, etc. ) Portland General Electric 5

Benefits • Joint Inspections: • • • Slight cost reduction Reduced administrative burden Inspection cycle alignment (clean grids) Standardized inspection Joint Corrections: • • • Greater cost reduction Eliminates 3 rd party inspections, reducing the number of corrections Reduced corrections time (fewer visits to the pole) Make ready reductions/elimination Corrections that address clearances across attachments Portland General Electric 6