[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Grid Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are one week away from our February (2023) Grid Analytics Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Wednesday, February 15 at 1:00 PM CT, we’ll be joined by Tom Mahar, Principal Data Scientist at ComEd who will be leading a discussion around, “Distribution Pole Failure Prediction.” 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:

As electrical infrastructure ages, prioritization of asset replacements has become a challenge for utilities. Which assets must be replaced immediately? Which assets still have useful life left in them? ComEd utilized a machine learning model to examine wooden distribution pole failure data and predict risk of pole failure. This model has allowed ComEd to prioritize replacement of distribution poles considering both failure likelihood and estimated customer impact. This presentation will discuss the project and model in detail.

Speaker: Tom Mahar, Principal Data Scientist (ComEd)

Tom Mahar is a Data Scientist at ComEd. Tom holds his bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and has 10 years’ experience in the electrical utilities space. His current work focuses on utilizing analytics to make the distribution system more reliable and he also has extensive experience in distribution system planning and design. Tom has implemented several successful use cases at ComEd; including machine learning models for prioritizing asset replacements and field verified outage prediction models. Tom believes utilities can deliver value to customers by focusing on practical applications for data and by embracing a DIY approach. 
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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: 02-01-2023 14:05
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming February (2023) Community Conversation

Hello Grid Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! With February just kicking off, I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our February (2023) Grid Analytics Community Conversation. On Wednesday, February 15 at 1:00 PM CT we’ll be joined by Tom Mahar, Principal Data Scientist at ComEd who will be leading a discussion around, “Distribution Pole Failure Prediction.” 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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