Updates & Events

Info for members about events, updates, and results

Task: Data Analytics Training: Analytics to Improve Transmission Asset Management and Maintenance
Task Description: Many transmission utilities are adopting asset management methods for making data driven decisions. This task aims to develop & deliver a series of webcasts to introduce the concepts, processes, techniques, and value of analytics in transmission asset management decision making. Data requirements, techniques and application examples will be presented.
Update:

  • Training material development underway.
  • Two webcasts will be scheduled on 4th October (morning & afternoon session) to deliver training.

Task: Transmission Asset Performance Metrics
Task Description: Catalog metrics currently being used to manage and assess transmission asset performance.
Update:

  • Results from responses to 2022 questionnaire are available. They are based on responses from 21 US & International transmission utilities.
  • Development of a new questionnaire to better understand transmission utility asset performance metrics is underway.

Task: Asset Health Systems
Task Description: Maintain library of emerging as well as commercially available enterprise-wide asset health systems & their capabilities.
Update:

  • Work underway to update library of commercially available enterprise wide asset health systems & their capabilities (also referred to as asset performance management systems)
  • Efforts initiating to develop an approach to assess the maturity of various third party systems and help utilities in selecting a system that best suits their unique business environment.

Task: Data Specifications for Asset Performance Analysis
Task Description: Develop data specifications for asset performance analysis.
Update:

  • Work underway to add new technical content to guide utilities on what equipment specific data to collect & why.

Engagement Opportunities

Meeting

Scheduled Date

Location

Information

EPRI R&D Kick off Webcast: Substations Asset Analytics Research Topic February 11, 11:00am - 12:00pm ET Webcast Meeting Material
EPRI R&D Kick Off Webcast: Overhead & Underground Transmission Asset Analytics Research Topic February 13, 11:00am - 12:00pm ET Webcast Meeting Material
Transmission Asset Management Analytics Task Force - March 2025 March 10-13 (In-person) / March17-20 (Virtual) Charlotte, NC Register Here
EPRI Transmission Asset Management Analytics (Program 34) New Supplemental Launch Webcast April 2 2:00pm - 3:00pm ET Webcast Webcast Information
EPRI R&D Project Update Webcast: Substations Asset Analytics Research Topic (P34.002) May 20 11:00am - 12:00pm ET Webcast Webcast Information
EPRI R&D Project Update Webcast: Overhead & Underground Transmission Asset Analytics Research Topic (P34.003 & P34.004) May 22 11:00am - 12:00pm ET Webcast Webcast Information

Planned Deliverables for 2025

Product ID Deliverable Date
TBD

Tech Report: Asset Management Guide

December 2025

TBD

Tech Report / Webcast: Data-Driven Asset Performance Analytics Readiness Assessment

December 2025

TBD

Tech Report: Metrics for Managing and Assessing Transmission Asset Performance.

December 2025

TBD

White Paper Series: Applications of Emerging Analytical Techniques for Asset Management

December 2025

TBD

Tech Transfer: Applied Asset Management and Analytics

December 2025

TBD

Transmission Resource Center (Project 34.001) -Website content will be updated to include latest results from on-going research tasks,
key takeaways, and how they are applied in informing overhead transmission asset management decisions.

December 2025

2024 Deliverables

Product ID

Name

Type

3002029468

Transmission Asset Management Guidebook

Technical Update

3002029469

Impact of Supply Chain Challenges on Power Transformer and Circuit Breaker Asset Management

Technical Brief

3002029467

Evaluating the Potential Application of Emerging Analytics in Transmission Asset Management

Technical Update

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Applied Asset Management Analytics Technology Transfer Workshop

Technical Resource


For more information, contact: Bhavin Desai, Sr. Program Manager, (704) 804-1188,