[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Asset Health Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are one week away from our August (2022) Asset Health Analytics Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Wednesday, August 24 at 2:00 PM CT, we’ll be joined by @Jennifer, Sr. Manager, Transmission & Distribution Asset Management at Evergy who will be leading a discussion around, “Implementing a Data-Driven Asset Risk Model with Capital Planning Solution for Distribution Assets at Evergy.”  As this discussion will be interactive, we encourage you to come prepared with questions and your insight.

Learn more about this session and our speaker below!

Session Description:

In 2020, Evergy was seeking a software solution for its distribution asset base with the immediate goal of being able to identify projects for system rebuild that reduce system risk and provide benefits to customers. The selected solution utilizes asset data, outage history, inspection records, and customer information to model asset health, risk, asset prioritization, and capital budget optimization. Evergy will discuss the software tool and use of the tool to prioritize distribution capital work at Evergy.

Speaker: Jennifer Foster, Sr. Manager, Transmission & Distribution Asset Management (Evergy)

Jennifer Foster is the Senior Manager of Transmission and Distribution Asset Management for Evergy.  In this role, Jennifer leads of team of eight engineers who develop capital projects and programs focused on reducing system risk and improving reliability for customers.  Over her 26 years with Evergy and its predecessor companies, she has served in numerous roles in generation, substation, distribution, and corporate departments.  She lives on a farm near Topeka, KS which is where she spends much of her free time helping her husband feed cattle and grow crops. 
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Thanks and I look forward to connecting next week!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-01-2022 10:01
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming August (2022) Community Conversation

Hello Asset Health Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! With August just kicking off, I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our August (2022) Aseet Health Analytics Community Conversation. On Wednesday, August 24th at 2:00 PM CT, we’ll be joined by @Jennifer, Sr. Manager, Transmission & Distribution Asset Management at Evergy who will be leading a discussion around, “Implementing a Data-Driven Asset Risk Model with Capital Planning Solution for Distribution Assets at Evergy.” I’ll be providing more information on this session, including our Microsoft Teams credentials, one week prior to our meeting but you can always learn more about each of our upcoming Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

If you have any questions in the meantime please reach out to me at kpraet@utilityanalytics.com.

 

Thanks!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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