Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Electric Case Testimonies Volume 3
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CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC. ELECTRIC CASE TESTIMONIES VOLUME 3 TAB NO. WITNESSES 9 Electric Infrastructure and Operations Panel Milovan Blair Robert Schimmenti Walter Alvarado Patrick McHugh Hugh Grant Matt Sniffen 10 Customer Energy Solutions Matt Ketschke Damian Sciano Vicky Kuo Thomas Magee Margarett Jolly Janette Espino 11 Municipal Infrastructure Support Panel Robert Boyle Theresa Kong John Minucci 12 Customer Operations Panel Marilyn Caselli Chris Grant Chris Osuji Hollis Krieger Michael Murphy Matt Sexton CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC. ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS PANEL TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction ............................................. 1 A. Introduction and Qualifications of Panel Members ....... 1 B. Purpose of Filing ...................................... 7 C. Key Themes ............................................ 13 D. Testimony Format ...................................... 18 II. Electric System Description ............................. 19 A. Importance of Electric Infrastructure to Service Area . 19 B. Description of T&D Systems ............................ 21 C. Transmission System ................................... 22 D. Transmission and Area Substations ..................... 23 E. Distribution System ................................... 25 F. Distributed Energy Resources .......................... 27 III. Business Cost Optimization ............................ 28 IV. T&D Capital and O&M Summary Information ................. 37 V. Detail of T&D Programs/Projects ......................... 47 A. Grid Innovation Capital Expenditure Requirements ...... 47 1. Overview ........................................... 47 2. Required Investments ............................... 53 B. New Business and System Expansion Capital and O&M Expenditure Requirements .............................. 65 1. Load Growth Forecast ............................... 65 2. Investment Approach Overview ....................... 70 3. Non-Wires Solutions ................................ 71 4. Utility Solutions .................................. 73 5. O&M Program Changes ................................ 88 C. Risk Reduction/Reliability Capital and O&M Expenditure Requirements .......................................... 90 1. System Resilience .................................. 91 2. Transformers, Breakers, and Other Energy Delivery Equipment ......................................... 107 3. Monitoring, Supervisory, Protection, and Auxiliary Systems ........................................... 122 4. Structures, Housings, Buildings, and Other Miscellaneous Assets .............................. 132 i CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC. ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS PANEL 5. O&M Program Changes ............................... 137 D. Replacement Capital Expenditure Requirements ......... 141 E. Equipment Purchase Capital and O&M Expenditure Requirements ......................................... 146 F. Safety and Security Capital and O&M Expenditure Requirements ......................................... 150 G. Environmental Capital and O&M Expenditure Requirements159 H. Information Technology Capital and O&M Expenditure Requirements ......................................... 164 VI. Electric Production .................................... 176 A. Electric Production Overview ......................... 176 B. Summary .............................................. 177 C. Detail of Programs/Projects .......................... 180 1. Replacement ....................................... 180 2. Risk Reduction .................................... 185 3. Environmental ..................................... 191 4. Safety and Security ............................... 196 VII. Metropolitan Transportation Authority ................ 197 VIII. Special Issues ....................................... 202 A. Reliability Performance Mechanism .................... 202 1. Network Outages per 1,000 Customers Served ........ 204 2. Adoption of SAIDI Metric .......................... 207 3. Heat Wave Exclusions .............................. 210 4. Network Summer Open Automatics .................... 213 5. Remote Monitoring System Reporting ................ 215 B. Major Storm Cost Reserve ............................. 217 C. Generator Retirement ................................. 224 D. Charges for Special Services ......................... 225 E. Reporting of Capital Expenditures .................... 226 F. Review of and Proposed Changes to Safety Inspection Pilot Program ........................................ 230 G. Tariff Changes ....................................... 245 1. AMI Communications Equipment ...................... 245 2. Charge for Replacement of Damaged Meters .......... 247 3. Temporary Service ................................. 249 4. High Tension Service Charge ....................... 253 ii CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC. ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS PANEL 1 I. Introduction 2 A. Introduction and Qualifications of Panel Members 3 Q. Would the members of the panel please state their names 4 and business addresses? 5 A. Robert Schimmenti, Milovan Blair, Patrick McHugh, Walter 6 Alvarado, Hugh Grant, and Matthew Sniffen. The business 7 address for all panelists is 4 Irving Place, New York, NY 8 10003. 9 Q. By whom are you employed, in what capacity, and what are 10 your backgrounds and qualifications? 11 A. (Schimmenti) 12 I am Robert Schimmenti, Senior Vice President of 13 Electric Operations. I have been employed by 14 Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., (“Con 15 Edison” or “the Company”) for 31 years. I have held 16 senior level positions in Electric Operations, Electric 17 Construction, Control Center Operations and Substation 18 Operations, including Vice President, Engineering and 19 Planning, Electric Operations, Chief Engineer of 20 Engineering and Planning, General Manager of Electric 21 Construction, and General Manager of Substation 22 Operations. I currently have overall responsibility for 23 Con Edison’s Electric Distribution Operations, 1 CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC. ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS PANEL 1 Engineering and Planning, and Con Edison’s Energy 2 Services organization, which coordinates all aspects of 3 the delivery of electric service to customers. 4 I earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree in 5 electrical engineering from Hofstra University and a 6 Master of Science degree in management technology from 7 Polytechnic University. I have also completed the 8 Transmission Systems program from Siemens PTI (Power 9 Technology International). 10 (Blair) 11 I am Milovan (Milo) Blair, Senior Vice President of 12 Central Operations for Con Edison. My responsibilities 13 include the planning, design, operation and maintenance 14 (O&M) of the Company’s electric transmission system, 15 substations, primary control center, electric and steam 16 generating plants, and steam distribution system. I am 17 also responsible for the Company’s engineering and 18 construction activities. I joined Con Edison in 1991 as 19 a Management Intern and have served as General Manager, 20 Substation Operations-Northern region, General Manager, 21 System Operations; Vice President, System and 22 Transmission Operations and Vice President 23 Brooklyn/Queens Electric Operations. 2 CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC. ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS PANEL 1 I hold a MBA in Information Systems from St. John’s 2 University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical 3 Engineering from the City University of New York. I have 4 completed the Senior Executive Program at Columbia 5 University and the Siemens PTI Power Technology course 6 and am licensed as a System Operator by the North 7 American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”). I 8 currently serve on the executive board of the YMCA 9 Bedford Stuyvesant Chapter and as a leadership council 10 member of the City College of New York Grove School of 11 Engineering. 12 (McHugh) 13 I am Patrick G. McHugh, vice president of 14 Engineering & Planning for Con Edison. I assumed this 15 responsibility in September 2014, after serving as vice 16 president of Brooklyn/Queens Electric Operations. My 17 responsibilities include overseeing energy services, 18 engineering, and quality assurance. Engineering & 19 Planning is also responsible for designing and monitoring 20 the performance of the electric distribution system. 21 I have been with the Company for over 27 years after 22 joining in 1991 as a management intern, and have held 23 various positions with increasing responsibility including 3 CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC. ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS PANEL 1 Chief Engineer of Distribution Engineering, General Manager 2 Protective Systems Testing, Senior System Operator, and 3 Chief District Operator. I hold a Bachelor of Science 4 degree in electrical engineering from Clarkson University, 5 a Bachelor of Arts degree in physics from Plattsburgh State 6 University, and a master’s degree in electrical engineering 7 from Clarkson University. I have also completed the Siemens 8 PTI Transmissions course. 9 (Alvarado) 10 I am Walter Alvarado, Vice President of System & 11 Transmission Operations for Con Edison. My 12 responsibilities include the planning, maintenance, and 13 operation of the electric transmission system; I am also 14 responsible for the operation of the steam system. I 15 joined Con Edison in 1992 as a Management Intern and have 16 served as General