Webinar Series: 21st-Century Costs of Undergrounding
This six-part webinar series with T&D World explores the 21st-Century Costs of Undergrounding. Each webinar is co-sponsored by one of our member companies.
Find a list of dates and topics below. Check back for updates, registration links, and access to archived webinars.
Part 1: Lowering Costs with the Technology to “See” Underground
Date: March 31, 2021
Co-sponsor: IMCORP
Description: Ever wish you could drive by and see the condition of your underground cable systems? What if a technology existed to provide a foot-by-foot profile, pinpoint manufacturing and installation defects before the installers walk off site, and prevent millions of dollars in future operation and maintenance costs? What if the same technology could be used to assess the health of aged cable systems that have been damaged by extreme operating conditions. What if you had foot-by-foot asset condition knowledge to direct expenditures as part of a FERC-approved, all-capital program that can double or triple the life of existing assets and reduce costs by up to 70%? Learn about cutting-edge technology that has been proven to enable dramatically lower underground cable life-cycle costs. Review two decades of field experience encompassing 200 million feet of cable from 80 utilities in 17 countries providing powerful underground life-cycle cost insights.
Part 2: Materials Solutions Enable Value of Strategic Undergrounding
Date: April 28, 2021
Co-sponsor: Dow
Description: Recent events involving power outages are redefining the value of reliability in power systems. Materials solutions can help provide long-life performance and lower total ownership costs over the life of the asset.
Join this April 28th webinar when Dow will share information validated by 3rd party data to learn more about value vs. price. Dow, a leading global provider of materials for both power and telecom cable applications, also will share information about Cable Tech, its online educational partnership with WPI, where you can advance your cable expertise.
Part 3: Advancements in Underground Construction and Maintenance
Date: May 26, 2021
Co-sponsor: Haugland Energy
Registration Link: Coming soon.
Description: Coming soon.
Part 4: Thinking Ahead for the Next 100 Years: Undergrounding Solutions
Date: June 30, 2021
Co-sponsor: Centuri
Registration Link: Coming soon.
Description: Coming soon.
Part 5: Material Science Improves Cable Life and Performance
Date: July 28, 2021
Co-sponsor: Borealis
Registration Link: Coming soon.
Description: Coming soon.
Part 6: (To Be Announced)
Date: August 25
Co-sponsor: To be announced.
Registration Link: Coming soon.
Description: Coming soon.