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Installations that are Incomplete or Temporary & Reg 22/04 Requirements

Utility Advisory Council

February 23, 2017


October 6, 2016 2


Action Items from the last UAC Meeting

ACTION: ESA to look into if trucks supporting poles would be included in the bulletin addressing Energized, Recurring Temporary Distribution Work – Jason Hrycyshyn (Action Item 2016-14)

ACTION: ESA to review other common LDC practices to see if they are part of the scope of the bulletin addressing Energized, Recurring Temporary Distribution Work – Jason Hrycyshyn (Action Item 2016-15)

October 6, 2016 3


October 6, 2016 4

LDCs review all temporary construction practices to determine which ones are common occurrences, note these may include where non-distribution line equipment is being utilized (ex. truck used to temporarily support a pole).

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Action Items from the last UAC Meeting

• For equipment that is not returned to inventory (e.g. equipment that is returned to a truck) there is no requirement for equipment to be signed off as no undue hazard before it is reused. The practice of a competent person reviewing the equipment for safety prior to be being returned to a truck for future reuse, should be documented as an acceptable practice by the LDC.

October 6, 2016 5

Delta to Wye Working Group Update: Looking at transformer configurations and customer services


February 23, 2017

Working Group Update

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At the UAC meeting in December, 2016, UAC members were reminded of the request for Working Group Members. Members of the Working Group

1. Paul Kuner Alectra Utilities 2. Riaz Shaikh Alectra Utilities 3. Igor Simonov Toronto Hydro 4. Rod Doyle London Hydro 5. Kris Macpherson Hydro Ottawa 6. Kevin Seymour Hydro One 7. Malcolm Brown ESA 8. Fernand Fontaine 9. Clarence Batterink Elster

Utility Owned Generation and Energy Storage Working Group Update


February 23, 2017


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Volunteers for the Working Group met January 17th, 2017 The Volunteers were emailed a draft proposal based on the advice received from the Working Group and subsequent work by ESA. The Volunteers were requested to provide comments regarding the draft proposal to ensure that it correctly captured the direction that the Working Group was proposing.


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After the Working Group agrees on the proposed wording ESA will perform an internal review, which will include work to ensure that the Regulation aligns with proposal.


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Generator and Energy Storage Working GroupName CompanyPaul Kuner Enersource HydroKevin Whitehead Whitby HydroDavid Lawler Collus PowerStreamBob Braletic PowerStreamJohn Hecimovic Toronto HydroChristopher Hale Halton Hills HydroRichard Bassindale Horizon UtilitiesVicky Khamar Hydro One BramptonShane McNally Hydro OttawaTed Olechna ESASunny Patel London HydroJigar Patel Hydro OneJason Hrycyshyn ESA Jason Lay ESA

Normand Breton ESAMartin Post ESAPatrick Falzon ESA

Serious Electrical Incident Reporting Guideline revision


February 23, 2017

Working Group Members

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Name Company Name Company Dan Norrena Alectra Mike Ploc Peterborough Distribution Ray Bou Enersource Paul Cuningham PowerStream Steve McWilliam EnWin Utilities John Hecimovic Toronto Hydro Ian Murray EnWin Utilities Dana Stojic Toronto Hydro Kevin Kilfoil FortisOntario Kevin McCauley Utilities Kingston Michael Wittemund Guelph Hydro Peter Petriw Veridian Erik Veneman Guelph Hydro John Stephens Waterloo North Hydro Christopher Hale Halton Hills Hydro Mark Jakubowski Horizon Utilities Lyla Garzouzi Hydro One Networks Inc Darren Desrosiers Hydro One Networks Inc Stephanie Chan OEB Giorgi Sakvarelidze Hydro One Brampton Cathy Nguyen OEB John Costa Hydro One Brampton Barbara Robertson OEB George Lovell Hydro One Brampton Daria Babaie OEB Bruce Lang Hydro Ottawa Martin Post ESA Wilf Meston Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro Jason Hrycyshyn ESA Lloyd Frank Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro Jason Lay ESA Allan VanDamme London Hydro Patrick Falzon ESA Peter Michaud Oakville Hydro Norm Breton ESA Mark Valiquette Peterborough Distribution Joel Moody ESA

Purpose

The purpose for revising the guideline was to provide increased clarity of the reporting requirements. The revised guideline does not expand the scope of the Regulation or the original guideline’s intent or ‘scope’, nor should it increase the amount of reporting for a majority of the LDCs.

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Terminology

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In the first meeting the working group recommended clarification on terminology used in Section 12 of the Regulation as well as clarification on some other issues.

• Terminology • Operating at 750V or above • electrical contact • Inadvertent contact; Contact with a person

• Mandatory vs voluntary reporting • Extreme weather • Reporting incidents that were “controllable”

Serious electrical incident means:

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a) any electrical contact that caused death or critical injury to a person,

b) any inadvertent contact with any part of a distribution system operating at 750 volts or above that caused or had the potential to cause death or critical injury to a person,

c) any fire or explosion in any part of a distribution system operating at 750 volts or above that caused or had the potential to cause death or critical injury to a person, except a fire or explosion caused by lightning strike

Regulation 22/04, s.12(4)]

Operating at >750V

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A distribution system operating at 750V or above means: The entire distribution system, not only the parts intended to be energized, and includes all structures, equipment and other things used for the purpose of the distribution of electricity.

ESA completed a Regulatory review and also obtained an external legal opinion that supports ESA’s interpretation. Therefore this includes equipment intended to be energized above 750V as well as poles, guy wires, ducts or other non-energized equipment. [Found in Section 2.3.3 of the guideline]

Electrical contact

An ‘electrical contact’ is a contact that causes electric current to move through the human body and for Regulation 22/04 purposes shall be deemed to occur with the distribution system. An electrical contact includes, but is not limited to:

• physical contact by a person to live distribution system equipment;

• physical contact by a person through an object (e.g. ladder, tool, vehicle) to live distribution system equipment;

• contact by a person through other means (e.g. air, water, ground) to live distribution system equipment (e.g. arc flash, step/touch potential).

[Found in section 2.3.3]

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Inadvertent contact

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For the purposes of part (b) of section 12 of the Regulation and for the SEIR Guideline: ‘inadvertent contact’ is: - any unintentional contact by a person or a thing with any part of a distribution system ‘operating at 750 or above’. This includes inadvertent contact with non-energized parts such as poles and guy wires. Found in Section 2.3.2 of the guideline

Inadvertent contact

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Rational The term ‘inadvertent contact’ is distinctly different from part (a) which references ‘electrical contact’. This implies a different intent from an electrical contact. Based on a review of the original proposal for the Regulation to the government by ESA in addition to the legal opinion, it has been determined that this section is intended to capture non-electrical contacts that subsequently create the potential death or critical injury to persons.

Mandatory vs Voluntary Reporting

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LDCs are encouraged to voluntarily report other incidents involving the distribution system.

If the LDC is unsure whether the incident is mandatory to report, it is recommended to first report it to ESA within the 48 hour window to remain in compliance with the Regulation, and secondly follow up with ESA to discuss the incident details further in order to confirm if it is in fact classified as a mandatory or a voluntary report by ESA.

What is a Mandatory Reportable Serious Electrical Incident? It is mandatory for an LDC to report a serious electrical incident that falls within the parameters of the definition of a serious electrical incident.


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a) Any incident involving a member of the public where a death or critical injury occurs as a result of an electrical contact with a distribution system. The incident is reportable to ESA, regardless of the voltage level of the equipment involved.

examples

• A homeowner carrying an aluminum ladder around his house contacts an overhead secondary line and suffers a heart attack and dies as a result of the electrical contact. REPORTABLE

• A suspected copper thief is killed while stealing copper from a distribution station. REPORTABLE


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b) Any inadvertent contact with distribution system equipment operating at 750 volts or above that that causes a death or critical injury or creates a direct or subsequent hazard with the potential for death or critical injury due to human exposure to live distribution system equipment by removing or defeating the barriers.

Examples

• A tree falls and contacts an overhead primary line resulting in a line falling to the ground. (Inadvertent contact with equipment operating >750 volts. The downed line has the potential to cause death or critical injury to a member of the public.) REPORTABLE

• A car hits a distribution system pole; the pole breaks and causes the overhead primary line to fall to the ground. (The inadvertent contact created the potential for death or critical injury.) REPORTABLE


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c) Any fire or explosion in any part of the distribution system operating at 750 volts or above, except when caused by lightning strike, that causes a death or critical injury or creates a direct or subsequent hazard with the potential for death or critical injury (e.g. removal of barriers, fire, flying or falling debris).

Example

• An explosion in LDC owned distribution equipment occurs inside a customer-owned chamber (vault) located adjacent to a public parking lot. The resulting explosion causes the door of the chamber to be ejected across the parking lot. (Although the chamber was customer-owned, the explosion involved LDC distribution equipment. The parking lot was accessible by members of the public that may be critically injured as a result of flying debris.) REPORTABLE

Extreme weather

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ESA has clarified the direction for extreme weather events in sections 2.3.5, 2.3.6, and 2.3.7 of the guideline. In summary Inadvertent contacts that are caused by extreme weather events do not need to be reported EXCEPT when an electrical contact occurs.

Extreme weather

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What are extreme weather events? • Extreme weather events include unexpected, unusual, unpredictable, severe or unseasonal weather. • Such events disrupt normal business operations and occur so infrequently that it would be uneconomical to take them into account when designing and operating the distribution system.

Extreme weather

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LDCs are expected to make a reasoned decision for not reporting a serious electrical incident under these circumstances and provide that rational to ESA upon request. Failure to provide this information may result in the LDC being found not compliant with section 12. [Found in section 2.3.7]

Extreme weather

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Rational ESA does not want to create extra administrative burden on an LDC during a period where extreme weather has created significant operational issues that an LDC is already dealing with. ESA still requires any incident that involves an ‘electrical contact’ to be reported within 48 hours.

How might we ensure what is reported to the OEB represents situations that an LDC has some level of control over?

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• The criteria for what is mandatory to report to ESA does not include the ability to prevent or control the incident as a determining factor. • The intent of section 12 is not to assess blame for each incident nor does ESA expect that LDCs can prevent unpredictable or uncontrollable inadvertent contacts from occurring. • With regards to the information on the scorecard, only Mandatory reportable incidents are reported by ESA to the OEB for the scorecard. If an LDC has a concern with the information included on the scorecard, the LDC must address this concern with the OEB.

Motor Vehicle accidents

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Motor vehicle accidents were listed as not reportable in the original guideline if they do not pose a safety hazard. However this was not intended to exclude MVAs that create a subsequent safety hazard to the public. This guideline clarifies the original document’s intent by providing more information through more details of this type of incident in the examples section.

Examples

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ESA has provided a number of examples of incidents covering the more common types of occurrences reported over the first 12 years of the Regulation’s existence and also types of incidents identified by the working group as needing clarification. There is a combination of Reportable and Not Reportable scenarios to illustrate, which hopefully can be used by LDC personnel to determine if a similar incident is reportable to ESA. If the LDC is unsure, report it and a follow-up conversation with ESA can confirm if it is Mandatory or Voluntary.

Reporting Form

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ESA has added two questions to the form for reporting incidents. Yes No

Should ESA consider this to be a voluntary report? ** (Please provide details in Section D as to why it should be considered voluntary)

Was there an electrical contact that caused death or critical injury to a person?

Was there an inadvertent contact with any part of a distribution system operating at 750 volts or above that caused or had the potential to cause death or critical injury to a person?

Was there a fire or explosion in any part of a distribution system operating at 750 volts or above that caused or had the potential to cause death or critical injury to a person, except a fire or explosion caused by lightning strike?

Was the electrical equipment owned by the licensed distributor? (If not please provide more information in Section D)

Working Group comments after meeting #2

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section 2.1.3 Original “Note: Information gathered is also reported in aggregate form for each LDC on the Distributor Scorecard.” Proposed revision “Note: Information gathered related to mandatory reportable serious electrical incidents is also reported in aggregate form for each LDC on the Distributor Scorecard.”

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Questions?

UAC Endorsement

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ESA is seeking the Utility Advisory Council members endorsement of the guideline for publication and for use by the LDC industry. Will a member please make a motion for a vote?

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UAC COUNCIL - 2017-2018 Workplan February 2017

As required

Feb 2017 May 2017 Oct 2017 Dec 2017 February 2018 May 2018 Oct 2018 Dec 2018

Regulation 22/04:

Compliance Assessment Overview

X X

Auditor Debrief

X X

Guideline Revisions

X

Bulletins & Best Practices • New Bulletins • Best Practices in

Historical Bulletins

X

Notable Compliance Issues

X

Continuing Education X

Powerline Safety

Community Powerline Safety Alliance

X X X X X X X X

Notable Electrical Incidents

X

Public Safety Concern Overview

X X

Powerline Safety Week X

X X X X X

Holiday Safety Campaign X X

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As required

Feb 2017 May 2017 Oct 2017 Dec 2017 February 2018 May 2018 Oct 2018 Dec 2018

Report on New Safety Data

X X

Public Electrical Safety Award Winners

X X

OEB Safety Metric

ESA Corporate Strategy: Progress Report

X X

Council Management:

Annual survey & results

X X X X

Member term renewal

X

New member recruitment & Orientation

X

Terms of Reference Review

X X

Chair & Vice Chair election

X

Meeting scheduling

X X

Financial Update X X


Patrick Falzon, Powerline Safety Specialist February 23, 2017

Outreach to Dump Truck Associations

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ESA would like to thank the following members of the Working Group for their contribution

Powerline Safety Working Group

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•16 Regional Committee meetings across the Province •2 Section 21 Council (Advisory to the MOL) meetings • Provincial Labour Management Health and Safety-

• Construction • Electric and Utility

Speaking Engagements with IHSA’s Regional Committee and Council

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Civil Engineering Concrete Flooring Sector Demolition Sector Electrical Highrise Forming Hoisting Residential Sector Roofers

Speaking Engagements with IHSA’s Trade/Sector Committee meetings

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Currently will be attending 6 contractor safety days

LDC Speaking Engagements

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Arranging to attend Conferences and meetings. Some proposed conferences includes: Ontario Road Builders Association (ORBA) Ontario Stone Sand & Gravel Association (OSSGA) Canadian Transportation Equipment Association

(CTEA) Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) Ontario Dump Truck Association (ODTA) Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Council of Ontario Construction Association Good Roads Conference

Tactical Outreach

Questions? Thank You

2017 Powerline Safety Awareness Campaign Farrah Bourre


Feb 23 2017

Agenda

• The Challenge • Review of Strategy & Planning for Powerline Safety Week

2017 • ESA’s Powerline Safety Materials • Campaign Timelines

UAC - ESA 2017 Powerline Safety Awareness Campaign

The Challenge

Powerline contact is the leading cause of electrical fatalities in Ontario • 23 people died from powerline contact from 2006-2015 • 1,338 contacts with powerlines over same period • Dump trucks are the #1 cause in the construction sector • Awareness of powerline hazard is relatively low (consumer

– 30%, worker 36%) • Intent to change behaviour is even lower, requiring a focus

not just on awareness of the hazard but also how to avoid it


Powerline 2017

1. Drive top-of-mind awareness with at-risk groups of the devastation of a powerline contact using an integrated media plan that builds on prior years

2. Prioritize efforts against the occupational target group (construction workers and dump truck drivers), but strengthen the approach with broader outreach to Ontario homeowners (targeting males 18-55)

3. Leverage strength of current creative platform, maximizing resources by using existing assets and content where possible

4. Improve the user experience on the website, creating specific content to encourage more engagement and depth of message communication

5. Measure, refine, optimize

Strategy

Outreach to Ontarians

Target Audience Males 18 -

55

Media / Influencer Relations

Media Buy

Social Content

LDC Toolkit

• Template release • Bill stuffer • PSA script • Template social

content

• Media pitches • ANRs

• Broadcast (Sportsnet, CP24, Global/City)

• Digital

• Twitter • Facebook

Though going into its third year, creative has shelf-life and continues to drive key

message with audience.

Use existing #RespectThePower creative platform

Served to key target audience (M 18-55) • Video pre-roll • In-article video • Mobile

Digital Strategy

• Continue on Sportsnet

• Add stations to reach new audience:

• CP24

• Global or City TV – Station TBC after the fall #s are available. Program examples include:

• Chicago PD, Hawaii 5-0, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, SNL, PGA Golf

• Lethal Weapon (New this Fall), Black-ish, Family Guy, Vice on City

TV Strategy

• Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition

• 18 spots over 6 weeks, 3 spots per game

New for 2017

Media Relations Strategy - Consumer

Target Audience

• Homeowners

• Outdoor seasonal workers

Media Targets

• Regional newspapers

• Local radio and television stations

• Weather Network

Timeline

• First day of spring to coincide with outdoor repairs and the beginning of yard

maintenance work

• Timing may vary depending on geography (e.g., Northern Ontario winter is longer)

The “information”

BEST PRACTICES WHITEPAPER

NARRATIVE CONCEPT + Ad

Making it relevant

1 2

4 5

3 MATERIALS

ECOSYSTEM OWNED CHANNELS

MEDIA & BLOGGER RELATIONS

ADVOCACY

Audiences find your content through their

trusted channels

AUDIENCE REACH

Outreach To Dump Truck/Construction Industry

MEDIA BUY

Occupational Stakeholder Overview

Associations & Partner Org • LDCs • E.g. Ontario Trucking Association Sites • Contractor Safety Days • E.g. Ellis Don Owner / Manager • E.g. The Miller Group

Media Relations Strategy – Dump Truck

Target Audience

• Dump truck drivers

• Construction workers (signallers)

Media Targets

• News/talk radio

• Ethnic media outlets

• Health and safety trade publications

Timeline

• Lead up to Powerline Safety Week (May 15 – 21)

LDC Toolkit Materials

Consumer • Bill Insert • Door Hanger for Storms • Social Media Calendar • Powerline Safety Week logos • Online Banners

• Big box, buttons, carousel, stills

• Facebook, Twitter, YouTube • Media Alert Template • Radio PSA Scripts • Powerline Print Ad • Television and Video Assets

Construction/Dump Truck • Infographic • Posters • Best Practices • Powerline Safety Talk • Stickers • Coffee Cup Template • Pull Up Banner Creative • Social Media Calendar • Media Alert Template • Powerline Print Ad • Television and Video Assets


LDC Toolkit – Consumer


Bill Insert Door Hanger

LDC Toolkit – Digital Banners


Dump Truck Package


Work Site Poster

Dump Truck Package


Infographic

Pull Up Banners

Dump Truck Package


Stickers IHSA Safety Talk

Campaign Timelines

In Market


March

• March 3 – Occupational: Sample packages sent to construction companies

• March 20 – Non-Occupational: Earned media in Southern and Central Ontario

April

• April 17 – May 21 – Media buy: Ads air on television; run online

• April 20 – Non-Occupational: Earned media in Northern Ontario

• April 27 – Occupational: Packages sent to dump truck companies

May

• May 1 – 21 – Occupational: Earned media

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Perimeter Safety & Security ANC Non-Conductive Fencing

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Objective: • To protect the public and utility employees from the sudden

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• AMICO manufactures and fabricates the panels, posts, gates and hardware for a complete perimeter safety and security solution.

CERTIFIED TEST REPORT

• AMICO has third party testing for assurance of the non-conductivity of ANC.

• Tested to 660KV.

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ANC FEATURES

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ANC .50-2.25

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ANC SYSTEM COMPONENTS

ANC Components

• Post • Mesh Panels • Wedge Plugs • Back Straps • Bolts and Nuts

Designed specifically for this system.

ANC GATES

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Recent Meter Related Incidents

UAC February 23, 2017

Purpose

Provide an update to UAC on recent meter related incidents in Ontario

EDA Niagara Grand 2

Background

Several recent meter related fires reported in media or to ESA by LDCs

EDA Niagara Grand 3

Recent Meter Incidents

What we know to date : Several of the incidents involve older vintage A type meter bases with S type adapters Installations may be a factor

LDC Public Safety Measure Working Group - Nov 2014 4

Next Steps

•ESA is currently investigating

•ESA will provide updates on progress of investigation as needed

•Request that Utilities continue to voluntary provide reports to ESA if they encounter these type of incidents

•May require involvement by LDC’s at some point in time

LDC Public Safety Measure Working Group - Nov 2014 5

Questions ?/Discussion

EDA Niagara Grand 6

Patrick Falzon, Powerline Safety Specialist Powerline Safety Group February 23, 2017

Mitigation of Pole Top Fires Best Practice Utility Advisory Council

Working Group Members

Would like to thank the following members of the Working Group •Alectra Utilities (Enersource and Powerstream)

•Hydro One

•Hydro Ottawa

•K-Line Insulators

•Kitchener Wilmot Hydro

•MTO

•Toronto Hydro

•Veridian Connections

UAC• OCT 2015 2

Mitigation of Pole Top Fires Best Practice

Completed • The working group has provided their input and reviewed the final document •Best Practice will be available for download on ESA’s website •Existing Distributor Bulletin DB-01-16 will be revised to include the release of the document

UAC• OCT 2015 3

Adjusting O.Reg 22/04 Presentation to: Utility Advisory Council

February 23, 2017 Carita Edwards Policy Advisor Safety, Policy ,Innovation

Agenda

• Update on proposed amendments to the Electrical

Distribution Safety regulation that will impact LDCs

• Next Steps

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MGCS consultation on proposed regulatory amendments

•On February 16, 2017, the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS) posted a public consultation on proposed changes to the Electrical Distribution Safety Regulation 22/04 which include: reporting requirements of serious electrical incidents by Local

Distribution Companies (LDCs) to ESA; changes to the definition of worker; investigation assistance; and proposed changes introduces concept of force majeure

•MGCS has also taken this opportunity to propose changes to ensure regulations reference existing standards that LDCs are currently following

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MGCS consultation on proposed regulatory amendments

•The proposed changes reflect the outcomes of our consultation process* in 2016 with LDCs (discussions at UAC and/or public consultations)

•The consultation is available here on the Ontario Government’s Regulatory Registry

•The ministry encourages interested stakeholders to provide feedback by April 3, 2017

*all working group and consultation materials can be found on ESA’s website.

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Next Steps

• Following stakeholder feedback, MGCS would consider

proposing regulatory amendments to the Legislature in Spring, 2017

• If approved, it is anticipated that the regulatory amendments would come into effect as early as July 1, 2017

• The ministry welcomes feedback on these proposed amendments and encourages anyone interested to provide comments on the proposal by April 3, 2017

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QUESTIONS

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APPENDICES

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Background

On August 6, 2014, the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) launched a Due Diligence Safety Review of meter incidents reported in Saskatchewan.

The objective of this review was to determine whether there are any systemic electrical safety impacts for Ontario relating to the Sensus Gen 3.3 meters which are the models used by SaskPower.

This Due Diligence Safety Review was consistent with typical ESA activity to monitor relevant developments from other jurisdictions.

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Background (cont.)

•In 2015, ESA issued a Director’s Order for LDC’s to remove from service 5,109 iConA™ Generation 3.2 remote disconnect meters manufactured by Sensus

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Background (cont.)

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• On August 5, 2015, ESA publically released its Meter Safety Due Diligence Review (DDR) which outlined conclusions and recommendations

• Recommendation #3 in the Review outlined that:

• “the systems and processes for reporting and sharing information about electrical safety incidents involving utility assets can be made more efficient and effective through some changes to processes and requirements”

• A similar sentiment was outlined by the Ontario Auditor General* who raised concerns in relation to the monitoring of smart metering-related fire safety risks:

• “There have been cases of fires arising from smart meters in Ontario and in other

jurisdictions. However, no accurate and complete information on smart meter-related fires was available in Ontario to determine and monitor the scope and extent of the problem across the province. Only anecdotal evidence was available…..”

*Ontario Auditor General Report – Smart Metering Initiative, 2014. Online at: http://www.auditor.on.ca/en/reports_en/en14/311en14.pdf

http://www.auditor.on.ca/en/reports_en/en14/311en14.pdf�

Background

• In mitigating this concern, ESA requested for

LDC’s to voluntary report meter-related incidents

• Outcome: 15 LDCs have submitted voluntary reports ; feedback obtained on impact thus far and shared with Utility Advisory Committee

• In addition, ESA explored an opportunity to

adjustment to O.Reg 22/04

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Regulatory Review Process

• On August 5, 2015, ESA issued its Due Diligence Report

• Developed ‘case for change’ policy paper – Spring 2016 • ESA undertook stakeholder consultations on a proposed regulatory amendment

options to adjust mandatory reporting requirements LDC focused workshop – March 2016 Public consultation – June /July, 2016

• Discussions with ESA’s Utility Advisory Council

• We undertook a regulatory impact analysis – July /August, 2016

• Developed a recommendation to ESA’s Board of Directors

• ESA’s Chair of the Board formally submitted recommended a regulatory

amendment to the Minister of Government and Consumer Services

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