Smart Meter Update –
UL Standard Development
for Canada
Jason Hrycyshyn, P.Eng
December 11, 2014
Smart Meter Update
• UL published the Standard for Safety for Electric Utility Meters,
UL2735.
• Standard contains requirements for:
• electric shock, fire, mechanical; and radio-frequency (RF)
emissions safety aspects of all electric utility meters, including
smart meters
• UL’s product safety certification service enables manufactures of
smart meters to apply the UL certification mark to smart meters
that are determined to be in compliance with the requirements of
UL2735.
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Smart Meter Update
Date & Activity
2009
•UL begins evaluation of requirements for smart meter electric, fire,
mechanical and emissions safety testing
2010
•UL develops Outline of Investigation UL Subject 2735 to evaluate
electrical, fire, mechanical and emissions hazards of Type S and A
utility meters
2012
•UL was contacted by several utilities to conduct safety testing of
smart meters and conducts safety tests on smart meters utilizing UL
Subject 2735 test plan
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Smart Meter Update
Date & Activity
2013
•After limited industry review and comment UL publishes UL2735
safety standard for electric utility meters
•Major US meter manufacture successfully achieves UL certification
on numerous smart meter models
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Smart Meter Update
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Smart Meter Update
Table of Contents – UL2735
CONSTRUCTION
• PERFORMANCE
• 6 General
• 13 General
• 7 Enclosure
• 7.1 General
• 14 Testing in SINGLE FAULT
CONDITION
• 7.2 Access panels
• 15 Tests based on ANSI C12.1
• 8 Clearance and Creepage
Distances
• 16 Flammability
• 17 Extended Overvoltage Test
• 18 Mechanical Tests
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LDC Public Safety
Measure Project
Dec. 11, 2014
UAC Meeting
by: N.Breton
Background on LDC Public Safety
Measure Initiative
On March 5, 2014, the Ontario Energy Board issued its
”Report of the Board on the Performance Measurement for
Electricity Distributors: A Scorecard Approach” (the Report).
The OEB’s Renewed Regulatory Framework is a
comprehensive performance based approach that promotes
the achievement of four performance outcomes to the
benefit of existing and future customers: customer focus,
operational effectiveness, public policy responsiveness and
financial performance
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LDC Public Safety Measure Working Group - Nov 2014
Background Cont’d
To facilitate the performance monitoring and eventually
distributor benchmarking, the Report stated it would use a
Scorecard to effectively translate the four outcomes into a
coherent set of performance measures.
The Report also identified five new measures that the
distributors will be reporting on through the Scorecard.
Included in these is a Public Safety measure.
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LDC Public Safety Measure Working Group - Nov 2014
Background Cont’d
The OEB recognizing ESA’s mandate for public electrical
safety stated in the Report that it would consult with the
Electrical Safety Authority and stakeholders to identify a
measure that is readily available for use as the Public Safety
measure on the Scorecard.
ESA has initiated a stakeholder consultation process with the
objective of getting stakeholder input on a potential Public
Safety measure for use on the Scorecard.
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LDC Public Safety Measure Working Group - Nov 2014
Sample LDC Scorecard
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LDC Public Safety Measure Working Group - Nov 2014
The Purpose of the Public Safety
Measure
To monitor the effort and impact
LDCs are having on improving
public electrical safety for the
Distribution Network
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LDC Public Safety Measure Working Group - Nov 2014
LDC Public Safety Measure Process
Selection of
Working Group
Working Group
Meetings
Oct 21 – Nov 18
ESA Internal
Project Team
Meetings
Measure
Developed
(Nov)
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ESA Board of
Directors
(Dec)
Recommendation
to OEB Board
(March)
Regulatory Affairs
& Governance
Committee (Nov)
Measure Refined
ESA Board (March)
Measure Refined
Utility and
Consumer Advisory
Committee (Dec)
Final Measure
(Dec)
ESA Executive
Management Team
(Nov)
LDC Public Safety Measure Working Group - Nov 2014
OEB Board Update
Multi-Stakeholder
Consultation
(Jan - Feb)
(March)
Review Feedback/
Adjustments
Engagement
Measure
Recommendations
Options
& Criteria
Evaluation &
Selection
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LDC Public Safety Measure Working Group - Nov 2014
Stakeholder Team
• 2 Consumers
• 13 LDCs
• 1 EDA
• 2 OEB
Definition of Public Electrical Safety
Public electrical safety =
electrical safety for
everyone in Ontario
Consumers, homeowners etc.
(≈13.5M)
Linesmen
Workers
Eg, construction ,
arborists
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LDC Public Safety Measure Working Group - Nov 2014
Evaluation and Selection
• 24 alternative measure
options
• 10 Criteria
• Detailed analysis of 5 options
• Identified 1 preferred option
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LDC Public Safety Measure Working Group - Nov 2014
Options selected during WG sessions
Options:
1. Awareness - Improve the level of general public
awareness of the electrical hazards and precautions
related to the distribution network assets. [whole circle]
2. Reporting of serious electrical safety incidents as defined
by Reg 22-04 involving the public as defined by Reg 2204 [focuses on 13% (yellow area)].
3. Composite of above 1 and 2
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LDC Public Safety Measure Working Group – Nov 18/14
Next Steps
1. Briefing of ESA Board and OEB – Dec
2. Broader Public Consultation – Jan / Feb/25
3. Briefing update for RAGC – Feb/15
4. Final Measures to ESA Board and OEB – Mar/15
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LDC Public Safety Measure Working Group - Nov 2014
Questions ?
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LDC Public Safety Measure Working Group - Nov 2014
OESC
Implementation Dates
Ted Olechna
December 11, 2014
Planned Dates
Action Items
Timeline
ESA consults with stakeholders on
the proposed changes (Ontario
Amendments) to the OESC
September – November 2014
(Section 75 – Installation of
Powerlines)
January – March 2015 (technical and
administrative amendments)
Summer 2015
Fall 2015
Start Fall 2015 - peaks Spring 2016
and ongoing (based on requests)
May 2016
Regulation adoption
OESC Books available
ESA provides training on the OESC
Regulation comes into effect
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OESC Implementation Dates
OESC 26th Edition Planned Dates
Factors considered in the Planned dates:
• Provide more time between government adoption date and
effective date
• to advertise and communicate
• to make books available well in advance
• for training
• to consider and provide clear interpretation
• In-depth Impact assessment based on the changes in the CEC.
• Consultations on Ontario Amendments are not during summer
• Effective Date is not during the Pan Am games busy season
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OESC Implementation Dates
Temporary Overvoltage
Working Group Members
Jason Hrycyshyn, P.Eng
December 11, 2014
Temporary Overvoltage W.G.
Don Campbell
Farrah Bourre
Gerry Yamashita
Greg Sheil
Jason Hrycyshyn
Joan Pajunen
Kevin McCauley
Lloyd Frank
Patrick Falzon
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ESA - Inspector
ESA - Communications
Hydro One
London Hydro
ESA
Consumer Representative
Utilities Kingston
Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro
ESA
Temporary Overvoltage W.G.
Current Scope:
Create a Best Practice which ESA and LDCs can follow in
the event there is a overvoltage event which may have
negatively affected customers life safety devices.
Documents Being Referenced:
1. IEEE C62.41.X – IEEE Guide on the Surge Environment
in Low-Voltage (1000V and less) AC Power Circuits
2. EPRI Technical Report – Effects of Temporary
Overvoltage on Residential Products
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Scorecard Asset Management
The ESA Utility Advisory Council Meeting
Daria Babaie, P. Eng., CPA, CMA
Manager, Audit and Performance Assessment
December 11, 2014
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A Scorecard Approach to Assessing Outcomes
Performance Outcomes
Customer Focus
Services are provided in a
manner that responds to
identified customer preferences.
Performance Categories
Performance Measures
New Residential Services Connected on Time
Service Quality
Scheduled Appointments Met on Time
Telephone Calls Answered on Time
First Contact Resolution
Customer Satisfaction
Billing Accuracy
Customer Satisfaction Survey Results
Operational Effectiveness
Safety
Continuous improvement in
productivity and cost
performance is achieved; and
distributors deliver on system
reliability and quality objectives.
System Reliability
Asset Management
Public Safety (measure to be determined)
Average Number of Hours that Power to a Customer is Interrupted
Average Number of Times that Power to a Customer is Interrupted
Distribution System Plan Implementation Progress
Efficiency Assessment
Cost Control
Total Cost per Customer
Total Cost per Km of Line
Public Policy Responsiveness
Conservation and Demand
Management
Distributors deliver on obligations
mandated by government (e.g., in
legislation and in regulatory
Connection of Renewable
requirements imposed further to Generation
Ministerial directives to the
Board).
Financial Performance
Financial viability is maintained;
and savings from operational
effectiveness are sustainable.
Financial Ratios
Net Annual Peak Demand Savings (Percent of target achieved)
Net Cumulative Energy Savings (Percent of target achieved)
Renewable Generation Connection Impact Assessments Completed on
Time
New Micro-embedded Generation Facilities Connected on Time
Liquidity: Current Ratio (Current Assets/Current Liabilities)
Leverage: Total Debt (includes short-term and long-term debt) to Equity
Ratio
Profitability:
Deemed (included in rates)
Regulated Return
Achieved
on Equity
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Report of the Board: Performance Measurement for Electricity
Distributors: A Scorecard Approach - EB-2010-0379
• The Board determined that distributors will be
required to measure Distribution System Plan
Implementation and report their progress annually for
the scorecard.
• Distributors will be permitted discretion as to how
they implement this measure, but will be required to
describe their measure in the management
discussion and analysis section of the scorecard.
• The Board asked distributors to focus on the one
measure that they believe most effectively reflects
their performance in system plan implementation.
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Report of the Board: Performance Measurement for Electricity
Distributors: A Scorecard Approach - EB-2010-0379
• The Board believes that it is premature to set
a target for this new measure. Therefore, a
target will not be set by the Board.
• A distributor may include discussion of any
specific target that it sets for itself against
this measure in the management discussion
and analysis section of its scorecard.
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Report of the Board: Performance Measurement for Electricity
Distributors: A Scorecard Approach - EB-2010-0379
• Over the next five years, with the filings to
the Board and with information sharing in the
sector, the Board will assess and consider a
uniform measure relating to the efficacy of a
distributor’s implementation of its distribution
system plan.
• The Board intends that all measures will be
uniform no later than 2018 so that results will
be comparable thereafter.
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2013 Filing of Distribution System Plan
Implementation Progress Scorecard Measure
•
8 or 11% of the 73 distributors reported a percentage as a measurement of
the progress in the scorecard under “Asset Management – Distribution
System Plan (DSP) Implementation Progress.”
•
Of the 8 distributors reporting the measurement:
 7 distributors described the measure as the percentage of actual capital expenditures in
2013 measured against planned (budgeted) annual capital expenditures.
 1 distributor did not provide any explanation for the measure.
 3 distributors stated that their DSP was completed and filed with the OEB within their
most recent rate application.
 1 distributor stated that the reported measure was preliminary and would be finalized by
July 1, 2014.
 1 distributor stated that the tracking of the DSP would start in 2015.
•
28 or 38% of the distributors did not provide a measure, but provided a
comment in the Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) section of the
scorecard. Most comments described the distributor’s asset management
plan and the monitoring process for the plan.
•
37 or 51% of the distributors did not provide any measure or comment.
March 2, 2015
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ESA Corporate
Strategy Up-date
Utility Advisory Council
Meeting
December 11, 2014
Overview: Development Process
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Definition of
timeline &
deliverables
Up-dated vision,
mission,
mandate
Draft goals,
strategies &
activities
Implementation
April, 2015
Assessment of
current strategy
Key themes &
strategic
approach
Internal working
groups and
consultation
Launch
Environmental
scan
Enterprise Risk
Management
system review
External
consultation
Board approval
Peer review
Framework
Measures &
targets
Integration of
components
ESA STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT – DECEMBER, 2014
Vision, Mission, Mandate & Values
Our Vision:
An Ontario where people can live, work and play safe
from electrical harm.
Our Mission:
To improve electrical safety for the well-being of the
people of Ontario.
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ESA STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT – DECEMBER, 2014
Vision, Mission, Mandate & Values
Our Mandate:
To promote and undertake activities which enhance
public electrical safety including training, inspection,
authorization, investigation, registration, enforcement,
audit, and other regulatory and non-regulatory public
electric safety quality assurance services.
– ESA Objects of Corporation, 1999
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ESA STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT – DECEMBER, 2014
Vision, Mission, Mandate & Values
Values:
Safety: We can and will make Ontario a safer place for all citizens.
Leadership: We will always strive to do better, challenge
assumptions, and welcome new ideas.
Collaboration: We work best when we work together.
Accountability: We hold ourselves to the highest standards of
responsibility and ethical behaviour.
Integrity and Trust: We will take the high road.
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ESA STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT – DECEMBER, 2014
Strategic Approach for 2015-2020
• Use insights, expertise passion for safety to achieve vision
• Achieving safety requires establishing safe environments and for people and
industry to behave in a safe fashion.
• ESA will act directly where we can make meaningful positive impact
• Where we need others to act, we will be a catalyst
• Foster among public and industry accountability for their own electrical safety
and those they impact….
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ESA STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT – DECEMBER, 2014
Strategic Approach for 2015-2020
• Apply risk-based approaches: greatest effort to areas of greatest potential
harm.
• To do that, need strong understanding of causes of electrical injuries, deaths
and fires in Ontario.
• Judiciously apply tools and resources at our disposal to make maximum
positive impact on safety.
• Earn and retain the trust, confidence of stakeholders.
• Be fiscally responsible.
• Act with the public benefit foremost in mind.
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ESA STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT – DECEMBER, 2014
Goals, Strategies & Major Activities
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ESA STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT – DECEMBER, 2014
3 Strategic Goals
Accelerate Improvements in Safety
ESA will seek to improve the state of electrical safety in Ontario by
accelerating the reduction in the rate of electrical fatalities and
critical injuries over the next five years.
Increase Compliance to Electrical Safety Regulations
ESA will seek to increase the rate of compliance with electrical
safety regulations where required.
Ensure Strong Public Accountability
ESA will ensure stakeholders recognize us as an effective, publicly
accountable organization.
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ESA STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT – DECEMBER, 2014
3 Strategic Goals
• Each goal supported by:
• Defined measure for five-year achievement
• Defined strategy
• Major activities across five-year scope
• Key deliverables annually
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ESA STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT – DECEMBER, 2014
Safety
Goal: improve state of electrical safety by accelerating reduction
in electrical fatalities and critical injuries over five years
Measure: Achieve 20% decrease in electrical fatalities and
critical injuries over five years (based on five-year rolling average.)
This is a further improvement on the current 13% rate of reduction
Strategy: Operate from a position of knowledge, insight about
electrical safety. Use it to identify areas of greatest risk and
prioritize efforts on them. Anticipate emerging risks and act to
reduce them.
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ESA STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT – DECEMBER, 2014
Safety
• Priorities:
• Electrical workers working live while doing repair and maintenance;
• Members of the public and construction trades making contact with
powerlines;
• Electrical fires in homes.
• Collaborate: Share our insights and learnings internally and externally so there
can be collaborative action to address leading safety risks.
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ESA STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT – DECEMBER, 2014
Compliance
As the administrative authority for four areas of regulation, ESA
will seek to increase the rates of compliance with electrical safety
regulations where required
Goal: ESA will seek to increase the rates of compliance with
electrical safety regulations where required
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ESA STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT – DECEMBER, 2014
Compliance
Measure: increase the amount of renovation wiring work being
captured by ESA’s compliance processes by 7.5 per cent over five
years, which will be a significant shift in work coming into the
compliance system.
• ESA will be engaged in ensuring compliance in all four areas of
regulatory responsibility
• But renovation work is significant area of non-compliance:
• Industry estimates of underground economy: 50%+
residential, 13% commercial/ industrial renovation work
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ESA STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT – DECEMBER, 2014
Compliance
Strategy:
• Remove barriers to compliance:
• increasing awareness of regulatory obligations
• improving our own processes and requirements, where
needed.
• Effective enforcement
• Increasing stakeholders’ acceptance of accountability for their
regulatory obligations.
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ESA STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT – DECEMBER, 2014
Public Accountability
Goal: ESA will ensure stakeholders recognize us as an effective,
publicly accountable organization.
Measure: ESA will establish a new multi-stakeholder
accountability perception measure and achieve improvements in
any areas where required.
Strategy: Ensure we maintain a good understanding of
stakeholder perceptions of ESA’s accountability and address any
gaps. Establish a new multi-stakeholder perception measure to
track perceptions and changes over time.
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ESA STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT – DECEMBER, 2014
Stakeholder Consultation Results
54 Respondents:
• 40% LDC
• 17% electrical trade
• 15% consumer
• 9% government or other regulators
• 7% manufacturing or industry
• 7% safety organizations
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Stakeholder Consultation
Highlights from feedback:
• 84% support for the evolutionary direction (66% strong support)
• 85% agreement that proposed goals provide good focus (37%
strongly)
• 83% agreement that safety strategy, planned activities set clear
path (58% strongly)
• 84% agreement that compliance strategy, planned activities set
clear path (53% strongly)
• 80% support that public accountability strategy, planned
activities set a clear path (48% strongly)
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ESA STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT – DECEMBER, 2014
Next Steps
1. Finalization of plan details and documents
2. Internal planning for Year One
3. Roll-out of final plans to external stakeholders in April
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ESA STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT – DECEMBER, 2014
Campaign Updates
Fall LEC Campaign
Holiday Safety Campaign
Utility Advisory Council
December 11, 2014
Purpose
Raise awareness of electrical hazards associated with
holiday decorating
• Provide Sensible Suburbanites and Eager Urbanites with more
information
• Encourage Lawful Homekeepers to share
• Secondary: appeal to Weekend DIYers
Focus on main hazard areas: product safety, installation and
operation, storage
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Key target audiences
TARGET:
FOCUS:
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Simply
Unaware
Interested in
More
Proactive:
Low Hanging Fruit
Sensible
Suburbanites
Eager
Urbanites
Lawful Home
Keepers
25%
12%
16%
Informing
Fill in the extensive
information gaps
Engaging
Give them more reason
and information to
further support
HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN UPDATE • DECEMBER 11, 2014
Advocating
Provide means for them
to advocate for their and
others’ safety
Creative Components
Holiday Safety Video
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Creative Components
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HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN UPDATE • DECEMBER 11, 2014
Targets
Reach
• Traditional: 2,750,000
• Social: 236,760
Web Page Traffic
• 1,500 unique page views of Holiday Safety page
Engagement
• Video views (all clips, all sources): 750
• Campaign element interactions (Video interactions + Meme +
Shopping list): 3,847
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HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN UPDATE • DECEMBER 11, 2014
Performance to Date: Week 3
Reach
• Traditional: 85 stories (23 multicultural), 6.9 million – target exceeded
• Social: 160,218 – 68% of target
Web Page Traffic
• 680 unique page views of Holiday Safety page – 45 % of target
Engagement
• Video views (all clips, all sources): 1,450 – target exceeded
• Campaign element engagements (Video interactions + Meme +
Shopping list): 6,718 – target exceeded
• 20+ LDCs participating
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Streetlight and Communications Clearance
Presented to Utility Advisory Committee
Presented by Patrick Falzon
Presentation date December 11 2014
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Streetlighting Guidelines
•Scope of Guidelines
The primary purpose of the guideline is to document best practice
information from professional practitioners for the safe electrical design,
installation, operation and maintenance of roadway lighting systems in
Ontario to mitigate electrical hazards to the public and comply within the
requirements of the Ontario Electrical Safety Code (OESC).
Worker safety is not part of the guideline.
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Third Party Attacher Agreement
•Reg 22/04 requires the following sections to be
met.
• Section 7 Approval of plans, drawings and
specification
• Section 8 Inspection and Approval of Construction
•Third party requests permission to attach
equipment onto the Distributors poles
•The Distributor will have their own requirements or
conditions
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Ontario Electrical Safety Code (OESC)
Roadway lighting systems — a system of luminaires, poles, sign luminaires, underpass illumination,
cables, power supply equipment, control system, and associated materials required to provide
illumination on a roadway or associated appurtenances on a Municipal or a Provincial right of way.
75-1002 Roadway lighting systems
(1) Roadway lighting systems shall be installed in accordance with Rule 2-024(3) and Rules 30-1000 to 30-1036, except
that Rule 30-1006(1) need not apply.
(2) In-line fuseholders shall be acceptable to satisfy the requirements of Rules 30-1002 and 30-1008, for single luminaires
fed from overhead distribution systems where a dedicated roadway lighting bus is not available.
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OESC Rule 30-1030
30-1030 Grounding and bonding of non-current-carrying metal parts
30-1030
(1) All non-current-carrying metal parts within 2.5 m of ground or at locations where unauthorized
persons may stand shall be bonded to ground by a separate bonding conductor sized in accordance
with Table 16.
(2) Except for isolated metal parts, such as crossarm braces, bolts, insulator pins, and the like, noncurrent-carrying metal parts of electrical equipment at the pole top shall be bonded together and, if within
reach of any grounded metal, shall be grounded.
(3) The size of grounding or bonding conductor shall be as specified in Rule 10-814.
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CSA Clause 5.10 Joint-use clearances
and separations
CSA 22.3 No.1-10 Overhead systems
Supply and communication plant
5.10.1.1
The minimum vertical separations at the structure shall be in accordance with Table 23. Greater
separation might be necessary in order to meet the clearances in the span specified by Clause 5.10.3.
5.10.1.2
Luminaires and associated brackets shall be effectively grounded unless they are located more than 1 m
above the communication plant. Supply cables and wires associated with the luminaire shall be
insulated and protected by a covering that provides suitable mechanical protection, unless they are
located more than 1 m above the communication plant.
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Table 23
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Table 23
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CSA Clause 9.1.14.1
9.1.14.1 Grounding of supply attachments on joint-use structures
With the exception of the attachments specified in Clause 9.1.14.2, where conductors, apparatus, or
equipment such as transformer casings or luminaire brackets are constructed to the clearance and
separation values for effectively grounded systems as specified in Clause 5.10, each grounding conductor
and all connection points directly associated with such apparatus or equipment shall, in the case of wood
structures, be constructed such that they are visible to a qualified person standing on the ground. As far as
practicable, the requirements of this Clause shall also apply to metal, fibre-reinforced composite, and
concrete structures.
•Note Clause 9.1.14.2 references Consumer service equipment
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Audit Guideline
Jason Hrycyshyn, P.Eng
December 11, 2014
Audit Guideline Overview
Section 3 – Auditor Qualifications
• Six criteria for acceptance have been established
• Independence
• Ethical Standards
• Auditing Competencies
• Subject Matter Competencies
• Training
• Education, Work Experience and Continuing Professional
Development
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Audit Guideline
Audit Guideline Overview
Last Meeting Concerns were reviewed
• 30 days auditing experience in a 3 year period and the
concerns that they may all best done in the beginning of
the 3 year cycle.
• Is 24 hours minimum shadow and witness auditing
experience enough time.
• Mixing of different sized utilities for auditing
experience.
• ESA reviewed the concerns and is satisfied that changes
to the Guideline are positive changes.
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Audit Guideline
Audit Guideline Overview
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Audit Guideline
Audit Guideline Overview
Auditing Experience (auditor
must be independent of the
organizational unit being
audited)
*
**
5
30 days minimum of
auditing experience
over past three years
or
successful completion
of 2 shadow audits*
and 2 witness**
audits of Regulation
22/04 and totaling a
minimum of 24 hours.
30 days minimum of
auditing experience
over past three years
or
successful completion
of 2 shadow audits*
and 2 witness** audits
of Regulation 22/04
and totaling a
minimum of 24 hours.
Shadow Audit – Following an existing Regulation 22/04 qualified Auditor.
Witness Audit – Performing an audit under the supervision of an existing Regulation 22/04 qualified Auditor.
Audit Guideline
Audit Guideline Overview
Declaration of Auditor Compliance
The Declaration of Compliance is submitted by name of approved Auditor.
I name of approved Auditor hereby state that name of Auditor has successfully completed the
required number of shadow and witness audits totaling the minimum number of required hours as
defined by ESA.
I shall provide ESA with this Declaration of Auditor Compliance to ESA.
I shall provide ESA with such additional information relating to the review and validation process as
is considered necessary by ESA to support this Declaration of Auditor Compliance.
Signature
Title or Professional Designation
Date
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Audit Guideline
Serious Incidents
Presented to Utility Advisory Committee
Presented by Patrick Falzon
Presentation date December 11 2014
Agenda
•Member of the public fatality
•Copper theft fatality
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Member of the Public fatality
•3 members of the public
accessed the roof of what
appeared to be an abandoned
industrial building
•Approx 1am
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Member of the Public fatality
•26 year old contacted the
27.6kV phase conductor with
his hands
•Powerlines measured at 7ft
2in from roof to the sag of the
powerline
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Copper theft fatality
•Member of the public
entered Transformer Station
allegedly to steal copper
•Was found in fenced in area
housing a capacitor bank
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Compliance Incident –
Dead-Leg Undue Hazard
Jason Hrycyshyn, P.Eng
December 11, 2014
Electrical System
Residential Service
Autotransformer
• 120/240V service
• 120/240V, no GFCI
• Energized conductors run:
• All conductors run:
• Transformer to Meter base
• Meter base to Residential
Panel
• Neutral conductor run:
• Transformer to Residential
Panel
2
• (Neutral not connected
to Meter base)
POWERLINE SAFETY CAMPAIGN UPDATE
• Autotransformer to Meter
base
• Meter base to Residential
Panel
Result
Autotransformer Primary Electrical Return Path
• Residential Load to Neutral
• Neutral to Panel
• Panel to Service Ground Electrode
• Service Ground Electrode to Ground (BURNING)
• Ground to Metallic Conduit to Meter base
• Meter base to Neutral Conductor
• Neutral Conductor to Autotransformer
• NON-COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 4.2 OF
REGULATION 22/04
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Pictures
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2010 – 2014
Historical Recap
Jason Hrycyshyn, P.Eng
December 11, 2014
2010 – World Events
1st Generation iPad Introduced
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2010 – World Events
Volcanic ash from Iceland grounds European planes
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2010 – World Events
BP oil rig explodes in Gulf of Mexico – Deepwater Horizon
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Audits & DDIs (2010 – 2014)
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What has changed and why?
1. 2012 - Utility General Inspections (UGI) instead of typical
DDIs
2. 2012 - Community Powerline Safety Alliance – To support
and promote best practices in our communities
3. 2012 - Guidelines for tree trimming
4. 2011 - Delta-Wye conversion processes
5. 2012 - Zero Setback and Building Official’s awareness of
electrical clearances
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What has changed and why?
6. 2011 - Auto-closing Public Safety Concerns
7. Sharing Experiences and Data for the Industry
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Ground Rods with false ULC markings
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PV disconnection safe practices
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Insulator Classes on metal poles
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Failure information on certain polymer insulators
8. DDI Training
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Dr. Wallas Khella, P.Eng – General Distribution Course
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ISHA (E&USA) – General Lines Course
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EDA, Hydro One, Milton Hydro – Feedback / LDC
Perspectives
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What has NOT changed and why?
Many parts of Powerline Safety and Regulation 22/04 have
remained consistent.
All Stakeholders have put a lot of effort into ensuring compliance
with Regulation 22/04 and enhancing electrical safety for the
people of Ontario.
Many items have remained consistent, as to ensure efforts are
focused on items which require attention, and not on areas which
do not need to change.
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Result
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Result
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Auditor Debrief
November 13, 2014
(web version)
Electrical Distribution Safety
2014 Auditor Debrief
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Jason Hrycyshyn, P.Eng
December 11, 2014
Disclaimer
• The information in this presentation was
prepared as discussion points for the auditor
meeting. In some cases more information may
be required to understand the issue fully as
discussed during the meeting. For more
information please contact
martin.post@electricalsafety.on.ca or
jason.hrycyshyn@electricalsafety.on.ca
Electrical Distribution Safety
AGENDA
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Review of 2013 Audit results
2014 Questions & Issues
Focus of 2014 Audits
Auditor Feedback
Other Information
a) Bulletins
b) Other Issues
Electrical Distribution Safety
Summary of
Audit Findings for 2013
• 37 LDCs - Full Compliance
• 30 LDCs - Needs Improvement only
• 23 LDCs with only one Needs Improvement
(’10-17;’11-27,’12-21) and 3 LDCs with more
than two Needs Improvements (’10-14;’1111,’12-6)
• 5 LDCs had 1 Non-compliance
• 4 LDC had more than 1 Non-compliance
Electrical Distribution Safety
Summary of
Audit Findings Life to Date
40
34
35
30
24
25
27
37
1.60
1.40
26
1.20
1.00
20
15
1.80
12
14
0.80
0.60
10
0.40
5
0.20
0
0.00
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Audit - No Findings
DDI - Average Number of
Findings per Inspection
Common Audit Findings
Section 6 – Equipment Approvals
• Process for approving equipment returned
from field or refurbished
Section 7 – Design
• Plans signed by persons not P.Eng. Must be
registered with the PEO.
Section 8 – Construction Inspection and sign-off
• Maintenance schedules (section 4)
Electrical Distribution Safety
Auditor Questions
Q. Listing equipment on the USF equipment list
Q. Person listed in CVP as competent, considered to
be competent for approving equipment
Q. Soil resistivity measurements for substation
grounding electrode design
Q. Do as-built plans provide sufficient evidence of
final inspection
Q. Is the signature of a P.Eng. on a document
equivalent to a P.Eng. seal
Focus of 2014 Audits
• Auditors are requested to focus on the LDC’s
maintenance results (compliance with the
Ontario Energy Board’s Distribution System
Code – Appendix C).
• In particular chambers (also known as vaults),
and similar underground infrastructure is
highlighted.