[Leslie Cook (Adm)]

Thanks so much for writing a farewell message, @Tom! We sincerely appreciate you and everything you have done for the UAI Community. You have been an incredibly engaged and active member for many years. We wish you the best in your new role and hope to cross paths with you again in the future. 

Cheers!

     Leslie 

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Leslie Cook
Membership, Engagement, & Training Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-15-2023 13:03
From: Tom Hobbib
Subject: Farewell … for now

Dear UAI Friends and Colleagues,

Apologies for using this forum for a somewhat personal message, but I wanted to let you all know that I start a new position with Sempra Infrastructure (an unregulated Sempra affiliate) next week, so will no longer be part of SDG&E or able to participate in UAI.  This is such a great community – I’ve enjoyed the relationships that I’ve established with many of you over the years and appreciate the recognition you have shared with me. 

Keep sharing, collaborating and learning from each other.  It’s been an honor and pleasure to work with you all – I hopefully be able to rejoin you again in the future.  Many thanks, and do keep in touch! 

Tom Hobbib

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomhobbib/

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Tom Hobbib
Manager, Data & Analytics Services
Sempra Energy Utilities
San Diego CA
6196769879
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[Leslie Cook (Adm)]

HAPPY FRIDAY! I hope everyone has had an amazing week! Please take some time today to complete the Grid Analytics Community survey to help shape future discussions during Community Conversations! Please complete by TODAY, Friday, March 3, 2023!

TAKE THE POLL! 

We (the leadership team for the Grid Analytics Community) request your input! It is time to refill our topic bucket and help prioritize topics of discussion for future Grid Analytics Community Conversations. Our discussions are better when we get your input and you help identify valuable, timely, and relevant use cases and topics of discussions for our meetings. 

TAKE THE POLL! 

We created this poll to help us do three things:

1. Prioritize the topics of discussion we currently have on our list
2. Identify past, present, and future use cases for your utility
3. Identify successes and challenges + other topics of interest you may have

Please take the poll by TODAY, Friday, March 3: https://www.menti.com/al6punsthjjf

Thanks to all! 

Sincerely, 

The Leadership Team, Grid Analytics Community

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Leslie Cook
Membership, Engagement, & Training Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-01-2023 14:45
From: Leslie Cook
Subject: Please Help Shape Future Discussions – Take Survey by Friday, March 3

Hello Grid Analytics Community Members,

We now have seven (7) responses to the survey. I ask more of you to please take it, so we can get 30+ Grid Analytics Community member responses. The more responses, the better the results! There are three more days to complete it! Please complete by this Friday March 3, 2023!

TAKE THE POLL! 

We (the leadership team for the Grid Analytics Community) request your input! It is time to refill our topic bucket and help prioritize topics of discussion for future Grid Analytics Community Conversations. Our discussions are better when we get your input and you help identify valuable, timely, and relevant use cases and topics of discussions for our meetings. 

TAKE THE POLL! 

We created this poll to help us do three things:

1. Prioritize the topics of discussion we currently have on our list
2. Identify past, present, and future use cases for your utility
3. Identify successes and challenges + other topics of interest you may have

Please take the poll by Friday, March 3: https://www.menti.com/al6punsthjjf

Thanks to all! 

Sincerely, 

The Leadership Team, Grid Analytics Community

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Leslie Cook
Membership & Digital Engagement Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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[Leslie Cook (Adm)]

HAPPY FRIDAY! I hope everyone has had an amazing week! Please take some time today to complete the Asset Health Analytics Community survey to help shape future discussions during Community Conversations! Please complete by TODAY, Friday, March 3, 2023!

TAKE THE POLL! 

We (the leadership team of this Community) request your input! It is time to refill our topic bucket and help prioritize topics of discussion for future Asset Health Analytics Community Conversations. Our Community Conversations are better when we get your input and you help identify valuable, timely, and relevant use cases and topics of discussions for our meetings. With this poll, we want to…

1. Identify asset categories you are focusing on within your utility.
2. Gain an understanding of the asset health analytics use cases you are currently working on and ones you are most proud of from the past.
3. We want to identify your successes, challenges, + topics you are interested in discussing.  

TAKE THE POLL! 

Please take the poll by TODAY, Friday, March 3: https://www.menti.com/als6q1d8tm8a

Thanks to all! 

Sincerely, 

The Leadership Team, Asset Health Analytics Community

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Leslie Cook
Membership, Engagement, & Training Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-01-2023 15:09
From: Leslie Cook
Subject: Please Help Shape Future Discussions – Take Survey by Friday, March 3

Hello Asset Health Analytics Community Members, 

We now have 11 responses to the survey. I ask more of you to please take it, so we can get 30+ Asset Health Analytics Community member responses. The more responses, the better the results! There are three more days to complete it!  Please complete by this Friday March 3, 2023!

TAKE THE POLL! 

We (the leadership team of this Community) request your input! It is time to refill our topic bucket and help prioritize topics of discussion for future Asset Health Analytics Community Conversations. Our Community Conversations are better when we get your input and you help identify valuable, timely, and relevant use cases and topics of discussions for our meetings. With this poll, we want to…

1. Identify asset categories you are focusing on within your utility.
2. Gain an understanding of the asset health analytics use cases you are currently working on and ones you are most proud of from the past.
3. We want to identify your successes, challenges, + topics you are interested in discussing.  

TAKE THE POLL! 

Please take the poll by this Friday, March 3: https://www.menti.com/als6q1d8tm8a

Thanks to all! 

Sincerely, 

The Leadership Team, Asset Health Analytics Community

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Leslie Cook
Membership & Digital Engagement Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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[Leslie Cook (Adm)]

Hi @Shane – Thanks for reaching out. I am happy to help. First thing I would do is please check your spam/junk folders for your confirmation email from your UA Summit registration. Unfortunately, these confirmations sometimes land in these spam and junk folders. I will also have the events team resend you your confirmation email. I will reach out to them as soon as I submit this post to request a resend. You can find our cancelation terms on this page by scrolling to the bottom: https://www.utilityanalyticssummit.com/2023/begin. I have also copied them below for easy reference. Please let me know if you need anything else. I can be reached at lcook@utilityanalytics.com. Thanks! 

Cancelation Terms: 

Payment must be received prior to the conference. If payment is not received by the conference date, the registration fee must be guaranteed on charge card until proof of payment is provided. Make check payable to Endeavor Business Media/ UA Summit 2023.

All cancellations must be made in writing to registration@endeavorb2b.com. You may cancel without penalty until March 10, 2023, after which a $150 cancellation fee will be charged or 100% of the registration can be transferred to another UAI event. No-shows and cancellations after March 24, 2023 will be charged the full conference rate. All credit card refunds will be issued to the same credit card used during the original registration process.

  

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Leslie Cook
Membership, Engagement, & Training Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-03-2023 14:30
From: Shane Mathers
Subject: Get 50% Discount on UA Summit by Registering for In-Person Training!

HI Leslie,

 

I registered for the UA Summit in April but I can’t seem to find the confirmation email.  Can you help me get a copy of that?  Also, are there any cancelation terms?

 

Thanks,

Shane F. Mathers,

 

Shane Mathers

Prin. Quantitative Analyst

Energy Services & Analytics

shane.mathers@bge.com

 

M 703 203 2222

 

 

bge.com

 

 

 

 

Original Message:
Sent: 3/2/2023 10:43:00 AM
From: Leslie Cook
Subject: Get 50% Discount on UA Summit by Registering for In-Person Training!

Good Morning, UAI Members!

We look forward to seeing you in Kansas City at UA Summit in about 4 weeks! Co-located at UA Summit in Kansas City, UAI will be hosting three different utility analytics training classes. If you register for one of the following in-person training classes taking place at UA Summit, you will receive a 50% discount on your UA Summit registration!

Plus if you have 5 or more people that need to take the same training class, we can provide a group discount on your training registration! If you have 10 or more people the group discount gets even deeper!

Contact @Leslie today at lcook@utilityanalytics.com to get the discount code for these exclusive discounts!

In-Person Training at UA Summit:

• Utility Analytics 101 – April 2-4
• Modernizing Data Governance for Utility Companies – April 3
• Finding Meaning in Utilities Data: Visualization and Storytelling – April 3

GREAT THINGS HAPPEN WHEN PEOPLE COME TOGETHER!  

• Join us for training opportunities at UA Summit to…
  • Upskill, re-skill, and on-board staff
  • Gain access to a group of like-minded people, collaborative problem solving
  • Recognize and reward your staff
• Stick around for the UA Summit event to…
  • Continue your education
  • Build stronger and more meaningful business relationships
  • Slash video conferencing fatigue by actually seeing people live and in-person where you have the ability to read body language and facial expressions
  • Gain access to social interaction – have some fun! 
  • Bond with co-workers, make time for more complex strategic thinking in-person together, and focus on improving company culture  

We look forward to seeing you at UA Summit in Kansas City!

Cheers!

     Leslie

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Leslie Cook
Membership & Digital Engagement Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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[Leslie Cook (Adm)]

DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL NEXT FRIDAY, MARCH 3!

Hello Grid Analytics Community Members,

Only three members have taken the survey and we would love to get 30 members’ responses, so we have extended the deadline to complete it to next Friday March 3, 2023!

TAKE THE POLL! 

We (the leadership team for the Grid Analytics Community) request your input! It is time to refill our topic bucket and help prioritize topics of discussion for future Grid Analytics Community Conversations. Our discussions are better when we get your input and you help identify valuable, timely, and relevant sessions for our meetings. With that said, can you each please take the following poll by Friday, March 3? 

TAKE THE POLL! 

We created this poll to help us do two things:

1. Prioritize the topics of discussion we currently have on our list
2. Identify past, present, and future use cases for your utility + identify successes and challenges and other topics of interest you may have

Please take the poll by Friday, March 3: https://www.menti.com/al6punsthjjf

Thanks to all! 

Sincerely, 

The Leadership Team, Grid Analytics Community

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Leslie Cook
Membership & Digital Engagement Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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[Leslie Cook (Adm)]

DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL NEXT FRIDAY, MARCH 3!

Hello Asset Health Analytics Community Members, 

Seven members have taken the survey and we would love to get 30 members’ responses, so we have extended the deadline to complete it to next Friday March 3, 2023! 

We (the leadership team of this Community) request your input! It is time to refill our topic bucket and help prioritize topics of discussion for future Asset Health Analytics Community Conversations. We want to gain an understanding of the asset health analytics use cases you are working on, ones you are most proud of from the past, your successes, challenges, and topics you are interested in discussing. Our Community Conversations are better when we get your input and you help identify valuable, timely, and relevant sessions for our meetings. 

With that said, can all members of the Asset Health Analytics Community please take our poll by Friday, March 3? 

TAKE THE POLL! 

Direct link to the poll: https://www.menti.com/als6q1d8tm8a

Thanks to all! 

Sincerely, 

The Leadership Team, Asset Health Analytics Community

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Leslie Cook
Membership & Digital Engagement Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-15-2023 18:39
From: Leslie Cook
Subject: Your Input is Requested – Shape Future Discussions for Community Conversations

Hello Asset Health Analytics Community Members, 

We (the leadership team of this Community) request your input! It is time to refill our topic bucket and help prioritize topics of discussion for future Asset Health Analytics Community Conversations. We want to gain an understanding of the asset health analytics use cases you are working on, ones you are most proud of from the past, your successes, challenges, and topics you are interested in discussing. Our Community Conversations are better when we get your input and you help identify valuable, timely, and relevant sessions for our meetings. With that said, can all members of the Asset Health Analytics Community please take our poll by Friday, February 24? 

Take the Poll! 

Direct link to the poll: https://www.menti.com/als6q1d8tm8a

Thanks to all! 

Sincerely, 

The Leadership Team, Asset Health Analytics Community

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Leslie Cook
Membership & Digital Engagement Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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[Leslie Cook (Adm)]

Happy Friday, Safety Analytics Community Members! 

Please remember to take the Safety Analytics Community Benchmarking survey! We have only received 12 responses so far and we would like to receive 30 responses! We will start to dive into the responses of this survey on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, so please get your responses into the survey BEFORE February 28!

Please find more details about the Benchmarking below.

• Take the poll before February 28, 2023!

• Before taking the poll, review it with your team via the PDF document attached. This will help you understand what you need to collect for the poll before taking it.
• Direct link to poll: http://www.menti.com/alrvcrrb93ha, or
• Go to http://www.Menti.com and use code 3686 7286
• We will review results of the poll during our February and March 2023 Safety Analytics Community Conversations

[Leslie Cook (Adm)]

Hello Safety Analytics Community Members!

Thank you to everyone that has taken the time to participate in the Safety Analytics Benchmarking survey! So far, we have 8 members that have taken the survey. We would love to see at least 30 members take it. 

We are looking to build a benchmark group for Safety Metrics within UAI. We are interested in looking at the traditional metrics, but also at Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF). First we’d like to discuss the SIF definition (Edison has one that is broadly used) and then begin benchmarking to gauge performance.  Please check in with our survey! 

If you are not in safety within your utility, please forward the benchmarking survey to your safety group for consideration. This is an excellent first step to getting your utility involved in this Benchmarking project. 

Also, make sure you join us for the February 28, 2023 UAI Safety Analytics Community Conversation, where @Bert from CPS Energy will facilitate a discussion on SIF as follows and review results from the Benchmarking survey.

February 28, 2023 UAI Safety Analytics Community Conversation: 
Session Title: Part 1: Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF) Benchmarking and Community Discussion (Part 2 will be on PSIF)
Session Description: CPS Energy has been exploring safety metrics that help to create a better picture of safety performance in an effort to better inform leaders in where time spent making improvements will be most valuable. There are many ways to look at injury severity; DART, OSHA Severity Rate among others. Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF) is an emerging trend with some varying definitions. We’ve done a survey to get information from utilities regarding what metrics they’re using and we’ll share the results and then have a short discussion about interest in longer term benchmarking safety metrics with this group.

If you have any questions about the benchmarking project, please reach out to me, @Leslie, at lcook@utilityanalytics.com or simply reply to this discussion thread in UAI Connect.

Thanks!

     Leslie ​​​​

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Leslie Cook
Membership & Digital Engagement Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-19-2023 10:43
From: Bert Hargesheimer
Subject: Attention Safety and Analytics Leaders!

Safety and Analytics Leaders!

We are looking to build a benchmark group for Safety Metrics within UAI.  We are interested in looking at the traditional metrics, but also at Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF).  First we’d like to discuss the SIF definition (Edison has one that is broadly used) and then begin benchmarking to gauge performance.  Please check in with our survey and join us during the February Safety Analytics Community meeting for the SIF discussion and in March we’ll begin looking at PSIF (Potential Serious Injuries and Fatalities).

Bert Hargesheimer
Safety Analytics Working Group Co-Lead
CPS Energy

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Bert Hargesheimer
VP Operational Support Services
CPS Energy
San Antonio TX
2103534323
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[Leslie Cook (Adm)]

Hello UAI Members!

Thank you to everyone that has taken the time to participate in the Safety Analytics Benchmarking survey! So far, we have 8 members that have taken the survey. We would love to see at least 30 members take it. 

We are looking to build a benchmark group for Safety Metrics within UAI. We are interested in looking at the traditional metrics, but also at Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF). First we’d like to discuss the SIF definition (Edison has one that is broadly used) and then begin benchmarking to gauge performance.  Please check in with our survey! 

If you are not in safety within your utility, please take @Michael‘s lead and forward benchmarking survey to your safety group for consideration. Thank you so much, Michael, for forwarding the Benchmarking survey to your safety group. This is an excellent first step to getting involved in this Benchmarking project. I am hopeful that more UAI Utility members forward this on to their safety groups.

Also, make sure you join us for the February 28, 2023 UAI Safety Analytics Community Conversation, where @Bert from CPS Energy will facilitate a discussion on SIF as follows and review results from the Benchmarking survey. If you are not part of the UAI Safety Analytics Community, you can request to join by completing the following form: https://uaievents.wufoo.com/forms/request-to-join-uai-communities. 

February 28, 2023 UAI Safety Analytics Community Conversation: 
Session Title: Part 1: Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF) Benchmarking and Community Discussion (Part 2 will be on PSIF)
Session Description: CPS Energy has been exploring safety metrics that help to create a better picture of safety performance in an effort to better inform leaders in where time spent making improvements will be most valuable. There are many ways to look at injury severity; DART, OSHA Severity Rate among others. Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF) is an emerging trend with some varying definitions. We’ve done a survey to get information from utilities regarding what metrics they’re using and we’ll share the results and then have a short discussion about interest in longer term benchmarking safety metrics with this group.

If you have any questions about the benchmarking project, please reach out to me, @Leslie, at lcook@utilityanalytics.com or simply reply to this discussion thread in UAI Connect.

Thanks!

     Leslie ​​​​

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Leslie Cook
Membership & Digital Engagement Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-30-2023 14:20
From: Michael Fourman
Subject: Attention Safety and Analytics Leaders!

Thanks, Bert.  I have forwarded this to our Safety group for consideration.

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Michael Fourman
Director – Engineering Services
Georgia Transmission
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-19-2023 10:30
From: Bert Hargesheimer
Subject: Attention Safety and Analytics Leaders!

Safety and Analytics Leaders!

We are looking to build a benchmark group for Safety Metrics within UAI.  We are interested in looking at the traditional metrics, but also at Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF).  First we’d like to discuss the SIF definition (Edison has one that is broadly used) and then begin benchmarking to gauge performance.  Please check in with our survey and join us during the February Safety Analytics Community meeting for the SIF discussion and in March we’ll begin looking at PSIF (Potential Serious Injuries and Fatalities).

Bert Hargesheimer
Safety Analytics Working Group Co-Lead
CPS Energy

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Bert Hargesheimer
VP Operational Support Services
CPS Energy
San Antonio TX
2103534323
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[Leslie Cook (Adm)]

Hi @Laurie, Thanks for reaching out! We facilitate the AMA every other year. The next one will run in 2024. We don’t have a timeline for it just yet, but will share as soon as we do. 

Thank you! ​

     Leslie 

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Leslie Cook
Membership & Digital Engagement Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-30-2023 08:40
From: Laurie Shrauger
Subject: AMA 2023?

Will UAI be facilitating an AMA this year?  If so, what is the schedule or timelines for this cycle?

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Laurie Shrauger
Data & Analytics Manager
Fayetteville Public Works Commission
Fayetteville, NC 28301
laurie.shrauger@faypwc.com
http://www.faypwc.com
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[Leslie Cook (Adm)]

Thanks for the question, @Claudia! Yes, your data should be for CY2022. Thanks for participating in the Benchmarking project!

Leslie​

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Leslie Cook
Membership & Digital Engagement Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-18-2023 16:14
From: Claudia Orosco
Subject: 2023 Safety Analytics Benchmarking Project – Get Involved!

Hi Leslie –

CPS Energy is not required to complete a 300 log therefore should the data be for CY2022?

Please advise.

Thank you!

-Claudia

 

Original Message:
Sent: 1/4/2023 2:28:00 PM
From: Leslie Cook
Subject: 2023 Safety Analytics Benchmarking Project – Get Involved!

Hello UAI Members,

We launched a NEW Safety Analytics Benchmarking Project. Read more details about it below. We are excited to get all utility safety professionals involved…not just utility analytics safety professionals…ALL safety professionals! If you are not the right person within your utility to get involved, please forward this to the correct person. You can have them reach out to me, @Leslie, at lcook@utilityanalytics.com if they are not currently involved in UAI… I’ll work to get them set-up and answer any questions. Thanks! 

• Benchmarking project is being led by the Safety Analytics Community Leadership Team (UAI Utility Members)
• What is the problem we are trying to solve?
  • Recordable incident rate (RIR) is easy to track, but it has flaws. We are looking for a better alternative to help track Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF) and/or PSIF (Potential Serious Injuries and Fatalities). We want to find a better way to measure safety performance that is a better indicator of  SIF and PSIF.
  • We think the alternative is the EEI SCL definition, but we want to explore options with the members of the Safety Analytics Community.
  • We want to have uniformity across our utilities, so we are measuring the same things in the same ways, and we want to do this through a dialogue with the UAI Safety Analytics Community members.
• Take the poll by January 31, 2023!
  • Before taking the poll, review it with your team via the PDF document attached. This will help you understand what you need to collect for the poll before taking it.
  • Direct link to poll: https://www.menti.com/alrvcrrb93ha, or
  • Go to http://www.Menti.com and use code 3686 7286
  • We will review results of the poll during our February and March 2023 Safety Analytics Community Conversations
  • Not part of the UAI Safety Analytics Community? Request to join at https://uaievents.wufoo.com/forms/request-to-join-uai-communities/
• To help you complete the poll, collect the following data before starting the poll. All of the below info is available on the OSHA 300A log.
  • Number of Recordable Injuries
  • Number of DART Injuries
  • Total Work Hours
  • Total Number of DART Days
  • The OSHA 300A log must be filed yearly for the previous year by February 1.  An OSHA 300A is normally done for a specific location.  Enterprises with multiple locations will have multiple 300A forms.  Many enterprises combine all of their location data into a single 300A.  This document will cover the entire enterprise and will contain all of the necessary data.
• Next steps after this poll:
  • Review the results during the February and March Safety Analytics Community Conversations.
  • Identify the top 3-5 safety metrics used, in addition to RIR, and capture members’ results for 2022 to benchmark.
  • Work together to identify a better alternative than RIR to track Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF) and/or Potential Serious Injuries and Fatalities (PSIF).
  • Once a better alternative metric to RIR is identified, capture members’ results annually to benchmark (annually on February 1).

If you have any questions about the project, please reach out to me, @Leslie, at lcook@utilityanalytics.com.

Thanks so much! 

     Leslie

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Leslie Cook
Membership & Digital Engagement Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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[Leslie Cook (Adm)]

Hi @Katie – I was just speaking with a IoT professional yesterday and asked them your question. They recommended the IoT Solutions World Congress event. I found this site for the event: https://www.iotsworldcongress.com/. It looks like it is in Barcelona, Spain. I’ll keep an eye out for others in the U.S. I also hope we hear from other members on your question.

Thanks!
​
     Leslie

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Leslie Cook
Membership & Digital Engagement Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-10-2023 14:44
From: Katie Hanners
Subject: IoT Conferences

Has anyone attended any IoT conferences that they would recommend? We are trying to find a good fit for our new IoT CoE staff to attend.  Thanks in advance!

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Katie Hanners
Sr. Manager, Digital Centers of Excellence
TVA
4238050511
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[Leslie Cook (Adm)]

Thanks for reaching out, @Andrew. The attachment on UAI Connect messages is in a weird spot. It doesn’t get attached to the email notification you receive. It is only on the actual message within UAI Connect. Please see the screen shot below where you can find the attachment in the original message I posted. It is at the top of the message. I highlighted and circled it for reference in the screen shot below. I hope this helps. Let me know if you still experience issues reviewing/downloading the attachment. Thanks! 

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Leslie Cook
Membership & Digital Engagement Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-05-2023 09:15
From: Andrew Kapp
Subject: 2023 Safety Analytics Benchmarking Project – Get Involved!

Internal Use Only

Hey Leslie,

 

I didn’t get the PDF attachment mentioned in the highlighted area.

 

Andrew (Andy) Kapp

Evergy Companies

Enterprise Architecture

 

O (785) 379-4301 C (785) 221-5608

evergyinc.com

 

Original Message:
Sent: 1/4/2023 2:28:00 PM
From: Leslie Cook
Subject: 2023 Safety Analytics Benchmarking Project – Get Involved!

Hello UAI Members,

We launched a NEW Safety Analytics Benchmarking Project. Read more details about it below. We are excited to get all utility safety professionals involved…not just utility analytics safety professionals…ALL safety professionals! If you are not the right person within your utility to get involved, please forward this to the correct person. You can have them reach out to me, @Leslie, at lcook@utilityanalytics.com if they are not currently involved in UAI… I’ll work to get them set-up and answer any questions. Thanks! 

• Benchmarking project is being led by the Safety Analytics Community Leadership Team (UAI Utility Members)
• What is the problem we are trying to solve?
  • Recordable incident rate (RIR) is easy to track, but it has flaws. We are looking for a better alternative to help track Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF) and/or PSIF (Potential Serious Injuries and Fatalities). We want to find a better way to measure safety performance that is a better indicator of  SIF and PSIF.
  • We think the alternative is the EEI SCL definition, but we want to explore options with the members of the Safety Analytics Community.
  • We want to have uniformity across our utilities, so we are measuring the same things in the same ways, and we want to do this through a dialogue with the UAI Safety Analytics Community members.
• Take the poll by January 31, 2023!
  • Before taking the poll, review it with your team via the PDF document attached. This will help you understand what you need to collect for the poll before taking it.
  • Direct link to poll: https://www.menti.com/alrvcrrb93ha, or
  • Go to http://www.Menti.com and use code 3686 7286
  • We will review results of the poll during our February and March 2023 Safety Analytics Community Conversations
  • Not part of the UAI Safety Analytics Community? Request to join at https://uaievents.wufoo.com/forms/request-to-join-uai-communities/
• To help you complete the poll, collect the following data before starting the poll. All of the below info is available on the OSHA 300A log.
  • Number of Recordable Injuries
  • Number of DART Injuries
  • Total Work Hours
  • Total Number of DART Days
  • The OSHA 300A log must be filed yearly for the previous year by February 1.  An OSHA 300A is normally done for a specific location.  Enterprises with multiple locations will have multiple 300A forms.  Many enterprises combine all of their location data into a single 300A.  This document will cover the entire enterprise and will contain all of the necessary data.
• Next steps after this poll:
  • Review the results during the February and March Safety Analytics Community Conversations.
  • Identify the top 3-5 safety metrics used, in addition to RIR, and capture members’ results for 2022 to benchmark.
  • Work together to identify a better alternative than RIR to track Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF) and/or Potential Serious Injuries and Fatalities (PSIF).
  • Once a better alternative metric to RIR is identified, capture members’ results annually to benchmark (annually on February 1).

If you have any questions about the project, please reach out to me, @Leslie, at lcook@utilityanalytics.com.

Thanks so much! 

     Leslie

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Leslie Cook
Membership & Digital Engagement Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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[Leslie Cook (Adm)]

Thanks @Andrew! Looks like a couple of more people submitted feedback via the poll today. It is anonymous, so I can’t tell who, but I am sure your information is there. Hoping to get more members to submit before next week to get a good sample size. We currently have 12 submissions. Would love to double that number! ​

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Leslie Cook
Membership & Digital Engagement Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-05-2023 09:13
From: Andrew Kapp
Subject: Help Us Customize the Panel Discussion for January 26! Doing Analytics in the Cloud

Internal Use Only

Hey Leslie,

 

I think I got this in… if not, please let me know. Thanks!@!!

 

Andrew (Andy) Kapp

Evergy Companies

Enterprise Architecture

 

O (785) 379-4301 C (785) 221-5608

evergyinc.com

 

Original Message:
Sent: 1/4/2023 2:36:00 PM
From: Leslie Cook
Subject: Help Us Customize the Panel Discussion for January 26! Doing Analytics in the Cloud

Hello Enterprise Analytics Community Members, 

Happy New Year! We are preparing for a panel discussion on the topic, “Doing Analytics in the Cloud“, for our January 26, 2023 Enterprise Analytics Community Conversation and we want you to help us customize the discussion. 

Many utilities are moving to the cloud and “doing analytics in the cloud”, which has led to many questions that members would like to discuss with one another. Join us for this panel discussion where YOU, members of this community, will help us hone in on the specific focus areas you want to discuss on this topic.

The Enterprise Analytics Community Leadership Team has put together a poll that will help us customize this discussion for you. Through this poll, please submit your top three focus areas of “doing analytics in the cloud”. Members will also rank some pre-determine questions via the poll that will continue to help us focus this discussion. Through the results of this poll, we will deliver a discussion customized by the members, for the members.

Take the Poll by Friday, January 13, 2023!

• Direct Link to the poll: http://www.menti.com/alq9pr12i978, or
• Go to http://www.menti.com and use the code 3497 9789

Please reach out to me, @Leslie, at lcook@utilityanalytics.com if you have any questions. ​

Thanks so much for making the most of this session! We can’t wait to see you online on January 26!

Cheers! 

     Leslie

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Leslie Cook
Membership & Digital Engagement Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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[Leslie Cook (Adm)]

Great interview, @Michael! When I read the following part, I literally laughed out loud, spitting my coffee out. LOL! :-)

“Then, after seeing the future me, I would sprint to my doctor and ask about medication that would help me keep my hair.”

Thanks to you and GTC for being engaged members of UAI!

Happy New Year!

Cheers,
Leslie​

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Leslie Cook
Membership & Digital Engagement Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-03-2023 12:20
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: January (2023) Member Spotlight: Michael Fourman (Georgia Transmission Corporation)

@Michael is an active UAI member and provides outstanding influence and contributions to the UAI community through any of our multiple channels, including, but not limited to engagement on UAI Connect, volunteering with UAI, involvement and/or leadership in monthly Community Conversations, and/or speaking at UAI events, plus so much.  As thanks, we are featuring him in the UAI Member Spotlight. 

Michael is the Director of Engineering and Business Intelligence at Georgia Transmission Corporation.  He has been at GTC for almost 25 years serving in several areas in the Projects and Maintenance areas.  He enjoys sports, home brewing, and spending time with his family as a proud husband, father, and grandfather.

Kevin: How did you get into the utility analytics industry?

Michael: I’ve had the pleasure of working in many areas of the utility industry in my career.  The diversity and constant learning have been exciting, but it does come with some initial knowledge gaps which required me to lean on data versus experience to be successful.  When GTC decided to start a data analytics area, I happened to be equipped with a solid base of knowledge needed to lead that effort.

 

Kevin: What project have you enjoyed working on most in your career?

Michael: It’s been just a few months since we’ve actually started completing individual analytics projects and they’ve all been enjoyable, but I’ve only played a small role in their success. I would say my favorite has been building the data analytics program itself.  It’s still a work in progress but I’ve been able to hire a key position and build an incredible team of citizen analysts who have helped get the program where it is today.  Seeing the program grow from just an idea has been rewarding.

 

Kevin: What has been your biggest professional challenge and how did you work through it?

Michael: Being a new program it seems like we face a new challenge every day.  Personally, my biggest challenge has been striking the balance between our new program providing early returns while not going so fast that we build a weak infrastructure.  Its harnessing the excitement of our data analytics customers while building the program the right way to facilitate future growth.

 

Kevin: If you could go back in time and give yourself one piece of advice before entering the utility analytics industry, what would it be?

Michael: I collected a lot of data over the years that I used for the immediate need then never kept.  I would recommend to myself learning some database basics and keeping the data I’ve generated.  Then, after seeing the future me, I would sprint to my doctor and ask about medication that would help me keep my hair.

 

Kevin: What would you like to talk to fellow colleagues and members about in UAI Connect? Or, what issues or topics would you like to see more discussions on in UAI Connect?

Michael: The utility industry is a little unique in that we typically do not need to compete for customers.  This is especially true for transmission organizations.  With this in mind, we should worry less about sharing our knowledge.  There are so many great things the professionals in this industry are achieving every day that would be helpful to others.  Maybe it’s the cooperative spirit that has been instilled in me but why not help our colleagues solve problems or implement use cases that you’ve already done?

 

Kevin: Thank you so much for sharing with us and for being a highly engaged member of UAI!

Do you have any final thoughts, ideas, or comments you would like to share with your fellow UAI members?

Michael: At GTC, we believe Data Analytics will be part of the workforce transformation of the future.  We are already considering analytics skills in candidates we hire for non-analytics position.  If you know a student at any level, encourage them to add data analytics tools to their toolbox.

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