Oncor is the largest utility in Texas, serving more than three million customers. In this presentation, Kyle Stuckly from Oncor will explain the advanced weather intelligence used in order to restore power faster, as well as keep crews safe.

1. Using Weather Information for
Outage Management
June 2013
Kyle Stuckly, Business Continuity Consultant
@Oncor

2. Today’s Outline
 Who is Oncor
 Why is lightning a significant threat
 How we use Schneider Electric Weather Tools in Outage
Management
 Benefits realized

3. Who is Oncor
Oncor is a regulated electric transmission and
distribution service provider that serves 10
million customers across Texas. Using cutting
edge technology, more than 3,000 employees
work to safely maintain reliable electric delivery
service with the largest distribution and
transmission system in Texas; made up of
approximately 119,000 miles of lines and more
than 3 million meters across the state.

4. Oncor’s Territory

5. Why is Lightning a Significant Threat?
 Safety of Workers
 Significant cause of outages
 Predictor of storm intensity, High number of lightning
strikes is associated with more intense storms

6. 97-’11 C-G flash density (NLDN)

7. Average flash density (NLDN)
May July

8. Tools used in Outage Management

9. Real-time Lightning Display/Detection
Used extensively in our three
operating centers
Real-time detection & display
of each lightning strike
Updated every minute
Alerts & displays on a cell
phones and computers in
Operating Centers
See exactly where lightning is
occurring and know when to
resume safely

10. Future Lighting
Prediction of where lightning may occur in the next hour

11. Storm Location and Corridors
Shows the location and path of a storm over the next 30 minutes and the
conditions associated with each as it moves toward populated areas (Alerts)
Ability to drill down for a detailed explanation of intensity, conditions, speed,
etc.

12. Alerts
Locations of interest (high population areas, corporate buildings, etc.)
Provides early warning and all clear when lightning/storm has passed.

13. Mobile phone
This feature brings the weather to
particulars users. Various Distribution
and Transmission managers across Oncor
carry the weather with them on their
phone.

14. Smart phone alerting
In addition to alerts being shown on the PC. Some Oncor users receive the alerts on their smart phone. Recent
example is weather alerts for Mutual Assistance leaders in Oklahoma.

15. Online Consulting Forum
This feature helps with particular
weather impacts. Recently, I asked
about our severe weather threat on June
1st
.
Response:
DALLAS-FORT WORTH/WACO, TX:
Good afternoon! Not expecting severe
weather in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
this evening. Front is going through with
cooler, more stable northerly winds. But a
few passing showers and isolated
thunderstorms could occur through the
evening.

16. Oncor Outage Information

17. Benefits
 Safety of workers
 Know when it’s safe for crews to resume work outdoors
 Reduce length of outages
 Improve customer relations
 Better able to accurately project estimated time of restoration
 Provide timely storm and location information
 More accurately determining outage causes

18. Thank you
Kyle Stuckly, Business Continuity Consultant
Kyle.Stuckly@Oncor.com