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UGI Utilities, Inc. 460 North Gulph Road King of Prussia, PA 19406

Post Office Box 858 Valley Forge, PA 19482-0858

(610) 337-1000 Telephone (610) 992-3258 Fax

September 25, 2015

VIA EXPRESS MAIL

Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Commonwealth Keystone Building 400 North Street Harrisburg, PA 17120

S E P 2 S 2015

""KS5S2K-". Rc: Inspection, Maintenance, Repair and Replacement Standards

For Electric Distribution Companies, Docket No. M-2009-2094773

Biannual Filing of UGI Utilities, Inc. - Electric Division pursuant to 52 Pa. Code §57.198

Dear Secretary Chiavetta:

Enclosed for filing, please find UGI Utilities, Inc. - Electric Division's biannual plan

for the inspection, maintenance, repair and replacement of facilities. This filing is being

made pursuant to the provisions of 52 Pa. Code §57.198.

Should you have any questions concerning this filing, please feel free to contact me.

Very truly yours.

Mark C. Morrow

Counsel for UGI Ulilities, Inc. Electric Division

BEFORE THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION

Inspection, Maintenance, Repair and Replacement Standards For Electric Distribution Companies

Docket No. M-2009-2094773

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have, this 25th day of September, 2015, served a true and correct

copy of the UGI Utilities, Inc. - Electric Division biannual plan for the inspection, maintenance,

repair and replacement of facilities in the manner and upon the persons listed below in accordance

with requirements of 52 Pa. Code §1.54 (relating to service by a participant):

VIA FIRST CLASS AND ELECTRONIC MAIL: ^

S E P 2 5 20t5

Darren Gill Deputy Director and Fixed Utility Manager - Energy Bureau of Technical Utility Services Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission P.O. Box 3265 Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265 [email protected]

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Mark C. Morrow

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E n g l n o o r s , F o d a r a l E n e r g y R e g u l a t o r y C o m m i s s i o n R o g u l a t l o n s a n d t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f

t h e A m e r i c a n N a t i o n a l S t a n d a r d s I n s t i t u t e , I n c .

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C o d e , C o d e s a n d P r a c t i c e s o f t h e I n s t i t u t e o f E l e c t r i c a l a n d E l e c t r o n i c E n g i n e e r s ,

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d e f i n i t i o n f o u n d i n S e c t i o n 5 7 . 1 9 8 ( n ) ( 3 ) o f t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a C o d e , T i t l e 5 2 ) .

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m s p o c t e d ( l e s s t h a n t h r e e ( 3 ) p o l e s p e i y e a i o n a 1 2 y e a r c y c l e ) h a v e m a t t h i s

d e f i n i t i o n . A s s u c h , U G I m a i n t a i n s a d e q u a t e I n v e n t o r y a n d m a n p o w e r t o r e p l a c e t h e s e

p o l e s a n d a s s o c i a t e d m a t e r i a l s w i t h i n 30 d a y s o f t h e d a t e o f I n s p e c t i o n .

P o l o s r e q u i r i n g c o r r e c t i v e m a i n t e n a n c e b u t n o t m e e t i n g t h e d e f i n i t i o n f o u n d i n

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5 7 . 1 9 8 U ( 4 ) . D . s t n b u t t o n O v e r h e n c l L i n e I n s p e c t i o n s . D i s t r i b u t i o n l i n e s

s h a l l b e i n s p e c t e d b y g r o u n d p a t r o l a m i n i m u m o f o n c e e v e r y 1 * 2 y e a r s . A v i s u a l

i n s p e c t i o n m u s t I n c l u d e c h e c k i n g f o r !

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I I c o n d i t i o n s t h a t m a y a d v e r s e l y a f f e c t o p e r a t i o n o f t h e o v e r h e a d t r a n s f o r m e r .

IN O t h o r c o n d i t i o n s t h a t m a y a d v e r s e l y a f f e c t o p e r a t i o n o f t h e o v e r h e a d

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UGI w i l l c o n d u c t i n s p e c t i o n s o f i t s o v e r h e a d d i s t r i b u t i o n f a c i l i t i e s b y g r o u n d p a t r o l e v e r y

t w o y o a r s . T h e p u r p o s e o f t h e I n s p e c t i o n p r o g r a m i s t o v e r i f y t h a t t h e o v e r h e a d f a c i l i t i e s

a r e I n a s a f e , o p e r a t i o n a l , a n d r e l i a b l e c o n d i t i o n . T h o i n s p e c t i o n s w i l l b e p e r f o r m e d b y a

q u a l i f i e d c o m p a n y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e . T h e o v e r h e a d l i n e s o n d e q u i p m e n t w i l l b e i n s p e c t e d

f o r d a m a g e i n c l u d i n g b r o k e n i n s u l a t o r s , l e a k s , a n d a n y o t h e r c o n d i t i o n s w h i c h m a y

a d v e r s e l y a f f e c t t h o d i s t r i b u t i o n s y s t e m . I n s p e c t i o n I n f o r m a t i o n w i l l b e d o c u m e n t e d a n d

f o r w a r d e d t o t h e a p p r o p r i a t e e n g i n o e r i n g d e p a r t m e n t w h e n c o r r e c t i v e a c t i o n I s r e q u i r e d .

Further details can be found in UGl's T&D Engineering Instruction Manual, Section 02 02,

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,')/.198 (..) (5). I n s p e c t l o n F n i l u r e . I f c r i t i c a l m a i n t e n a n c e p r o b l e m s a r e f o u n d

t h a t a f f e c t t h e I n t e g r i t y o f t h o c i r c u i t s , t h e y s h a l l b e r e p a i r e d o r r e p l a c e d n o l a t o r t h a n 30

d a y s f f o m d i s c o v e r y .

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Any deficiencies on UGl's overhead distribution system discovered during performance o f i t s U i s t n b u t i o n Ov e r h o a d L i n e I n s p e c t i o n s w i l l b e a d d r e s s e d b a s e d o n t h e s e v e r i t y o f

t h e s i t u a t i o n . T h o s e I t e m s t h a t m a y a f f e c t t h e i n t e g r i t y o f c i r c u i t s w i l l b o r e p a i r e d o r

r e p l a c e d w i t h i n 30 d a y s o f d i s c o v e r y . S a f e t y i s s u e s w i l l b e a d d r e s s e d I m m e d i a t e l y .

UGI m a i n t a i n s a d e q u a t e I n v e n t o r y a n d m a n p o w e r t o t a k e c o r r e c t i v e a c t i o n s a s i n d i c a t e d

a b o v e .

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O e c t l o n 57.198 (n) (6). D.str. b u t t o n T r o n s r o r m e r I n s p e c t i o n s . O v e r h e a d d i s t r i b u t i o n

t r a n s f o r m e r s s h a l l b e v i s u a l l y i n s p e c t e d a s p a r t o f t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n l i n e I n s p e c t i o n o v o r y

1 " 2 y e a r s . A b o v e g r o u n d p a d m o u n t t r a n s f o r m o r s s h a l l b e I n s p e c t e d a t l e a s t a s o f t e n a s

e v e r y 5 y e a r s a n d b e l o w g r o u n d t r a n s f o r m e r s s h a l l b e i n s p o c t o d a t l e a s t a s o f t e n a s

e v e r y 8 y o a r s . A n i n s p e c t i o n m u s t i n c l u d o c h o c k i n g f o r !

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o p e r a t i o n o f t h o t r a n s f o r m e r

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o f t h e o v e r h e a d d i s t r i b u t i o n l i n e i n s p e c t i o n p r o g r a m .

UGI w i l l i n s p e c t a l l o f I t s p a d m o u n t a n d b o l o w g r o u n d t r a n s f o r m e r s o n a f i v e y e a r c y c l o .

I h « p u r p o s e o f t h e i n s p e c t i o n i s t o v e r i f y t h a t a l l t r a n s f o r m e r s a r e I n a s a f e , o p e r a t i o n a l ,

B n d r e l i a b l e c o n d i t i o n . T h o i n s p e c t i o n w i l l b e p e r f o r m e d b y a q u a l i f i e d c o m p a n y

r e p r e s e n t a t i v e . T h o I n s p e c t o r w i l l l o o k f o r r u s t , d e n t s a n d o t h o r e v i d e n c e o f c o n t a c t ,

l a a k i n g o i l , i n s t a l l a t i o n s o f f e n c e s a n d s h r u b b e r y t h a t c o u l d a d v e r s e l y a f f e c t a c c e s s t o

a n d o p e r a t i o n o f t h o t r a n s f o r m e r , u n a u t h o r i z e d e x c a v a t i o n s o r c h a n g e s i n g r a d e n e a r

t h e t r a n s f o r m e r , a n d a n y o t h o r c o n d i t i o n s w h i c h m a y a f f o c t t h e s a f e t y , a c c e s s t o o r

o p e r a t i o n o f t h e t r a n s f o r m e r .

I n s p e c t i o n i n f o r m a t i o n w i l l b e d o c u m e n t e d . C o n d i t i o n s t h a t r e q u i r e f o l l o w u p w i l l b o

f o r w a r d e d t o t h e o n g i n o o r l n g d e p a r t m e n t f o r c o r r e c t i v e a c t i o n . S a f e t y r e l a t e d I s s u e s w i l l

b e c o r r e c t e d I m m e d i a t e l y . O t h e r r e p o r t e d p r o b l e m s w i l l b e h a n d l e d b a s e d o n t h e

s e v e n t y o f t h o s i t u a t i o n ,

UGI m a i n t a i n s a d e q u a t e i n v e n t o r y a n d m a n p o w e r t o t a k e c o r r e c t i v e a c t i o n a s i n d i c a t e d

a b o v e .

Further details can be found in UGI' T&D Utilities Engineering Instruction Manual. S e c t i o n 0 2 - 0 8 .

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i n s p o c t o d o n a c y c l o o f 8 y o a r s o r l o s s . S i n g l e p h a s e r o c l o s e r s s h a l l b o I n s p e c t e d a s

part of the EDCs distribution o v o r f i o o c l l i n o i n s p e c t i o n p l n n .

1 'r . > < j f .1 f l [ 3 i • •• < f i p t i <> n

UGI w i l l I n s p e c t n i l o f I t s t h r o o p h a s e r o c l o s e r s o n a o n e y e a r c y c l e o r l e s s . UGI w i l l

i n s p e c t a l l o f i t s s i n g l e p h a s e r o c l o s e r s o n a t w o y e a r c y c l o a s p a r t o f t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n

o v < • r 11 i • . i 11 11 M . • i M •, ( . . • c I i . i 11 p r o g r a m .

T h o p u r p o s e o f p e r f o r m i n g t h e i n s p e c t i o n s i s t o e n s u r e c o n t i n u e d s a f e a n d r e l i a b l e

o p e r a t i o n o f t h e r o c l o s e r s . T h o i n s p e c t i o n s w i l l b e c o n d u c t e d b y a q u a l i f i e d c o m p a n y

r e p r e s e n t a t i v e . T h o I n s p e c t i o n w i l l c h o c k f o r p h y s i c a l d a m a g e , o i l l e a k s , a n d a n y o t h o r

c o n d i t i o n s t h a t c o u l d a d v e r s e l y a f f e c t t h e s a f e a n d r e l i a b l e o p e r a t i o n o f t h o r o c l o s o r .

I n s p e c t i o n i n f o r m a t i o n w i l l b e d o c u m e n t e d . C o n d i t i o n s t h a t r e q u i r e f o l l o w u p w i l l b e

f o r w a r d e d t o t h o e n g i n e e r i n g d e p a r t m o n t f o r c o r r o c t i v o a c t i o n . S a f e l y r e l a t e d I s s u e s w i l l

b e c o r r e c t e d I m m e d i a t e l y . O t h e r r e p o r t e d p r o b l e m s w i l l b o h a n d l e d b a s e d o n t h e

s e v e r i t y o f t h o s i t u a t i o n .

Further details can be found in UGl's T&D Engineering Instruction Manual. Section 02 06.

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UGl's Recloser Inspection Plan meets the requirements of 52 Pa Code Chapter 57 O e c 11 o n 5 7 . 1 9 8 ( n ) ( 7 ) . N o w a i v o r i s b e i n g r e q u e s t e d .

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a n d h a r d w a r e s h a l l b e i n s p e c t e d o n a c y c l e o f S w o o k s o r l e s s .

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UGI w i l l i n s p e c t a l l o f I t s d i s t r i b u t i o n s u b s t a t i o n s o n a c y c l e o f 5 w o o k s o r l e s s . T h o

i n s p e c t i o n s w i l l b e c o n d u c t e d b y a q u a l i f i e d c o m p a n y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e . T h e i n s p e c t o r w i l l

w a l k t h r o u g h o a c h s u b s t a t i o n n o t i n g a n y p h y s i c a l d a m a g e , u n s a f e c o n d i t i o n s , o r

p o t e n t i a l p r o b l e m s w i t h s u b s t a t i o n o q u i p m o n t , s t r u c t u r e s , a n d h a r d w a r e . S u b s t a t i o n

f e n c e I n t o g n t y w i l l b e v e r i f i e d a l o n g w i t h t h e p o s t i n g o f d a n g e r a n d n o t r e s p a s s i n g s i g n s ,

A description of UGl's Substation Inspection Program can be found in UGl's T&D E n g i n e e r i n g I n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a l , S e c t i o n s 4 - 2 - 1 & 4 - 2 - 2 .

T h e p u r p o s o o f s u b s t a t i o n i n s p e c t i o n s i s t o e n s u r e c o n t i n u e d s a f e a n d r e l i a b l e o p e r a t i o n

o f t h e s u b s t a t i o n s .

I n s p e c t i o n I n f o r m a t i o n w i l l b o d o c u m o n t o d . C o n d i t i o n s t h a t r e q u i r e f o l l o w - u p w i l l b e

f o r w a r d e d t o t h e o n g i n o o r i n g d e p a r t m e n t f o r c o r r e c t i v e a c t i o n . S a f e t y r e l a t e d i s s u e s w i l l

b o c o r r e c t e d i m m e d i a t e l y . O t h . . . . . p o r t e d p r o b l e m s w i l l b o h a n d l e d b a s e d o n t h o

s e v e r i t y o f t h o s i t u a t i o n .

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