Transformational Reliability Improvement Program (TRIP)

Jul 20

Project Description

The 6-year, $406.0M TRIP Program aims to improve reliability performance across the service territory by accelerating the installation of reclosers, expanding URD and Mainstem replacement programs, targeting chronic/repeat worse performing circuits, and replacing obsolete aerial equipment. The development and execution of the TRIP program began in 2018, with scope and financial planning currently extending through 2023.

These distribution system infrastructure improvement projects are being executed across five unique program workstreams:

Replace Overhead Components and Infrastructure (ROCI): proactive rebuild of aging and obsolete aerial distribution facilities, as well as equipment and operational upgrades
Chronic and Repeat Top Priority Circuit (TPC): significant overhaul of aerial infrastructure associated with circuits that have been designated as TPCs multiple times in a short timeframe
Mainstem Cable Replacement: replacement and reconfiguration of mainstem cable systems to address aging and obsolete cable and underground equipment
Underground Residential Development (URD) Cable: replacement of pre-1984 crosslinked polyethylene URD cable and aging submersible transformers with new cable-in-conduit systems and padmount transformers to reduce escalating cable failures
URD Looping: extension of existing subsurface cable, allowing the URD system to be fed from multiple locations, reducing restoration time for customers during outages

Project Highlights

LCS Project and Construction Managers have worked with the client’s Program Management to develop and initiate TRIP workstreams, and now are responsible for the majority of the project execution efforts
LCS Customer Outreach and Management are a novel service among PMOCs, providing new channels for the client’s customers to receive accurate information on projects in their area while addressing customer and municipal concerns in a timely manner