Inspections Cover Enough Distance to Circle
the Earth, with Room to Spare!
JACKSON,
Mich., Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On foot, by
vehicle and in all weather, Consumers Energy is working to inspect
a record amount of low-voltage electric lines in Michigan this year. We plan to cover 25,500
miles – more than the distance around the Earth at the
equator.
The stepped-up inspection program is another part of Consumers
Energy's Reliability Roadmap – our commitment to reduce the number
and length of power outages.
"There are so many tactics and techniques that are helping us
build a stronger power grid, and one of the most fundamental starts
at ground level," said Greg
Salisbury, Consumers Energy's vice president of electric
distribution engineering. "We're working to pinpoint problems and
fix them before they lead to power outages. This is one way we keep
the lights on for our friends and neighbors."
Consumers Energy made a stronger commitment to inspections in
2022, when the company made a point to visually check for
problems on half of its roughly 51,000-mile overhead low-voltage
distribution system – the poles and wires that feed directly to
nearly 2 million Michigan homes
and businesses. Inspectors are trained to identify issues that need
repair, traveling circuits on so-called "blue sky" days.
Other tactics in the Reliability Roadmap include increased line
clearing, new technology, more durable iron poles, burying power
lines and even a robotic dog.
"Committing to eyeballing the portion of our system that serves
customers makes an impact. That's especially true when we follow
through on it diligently," Salisbury said.
"We've been able to repair over 17,500 issues that our team
identified in the past two years. By finding and fixing issues, we
prevent them from becoming a problem for the people who count on
us."
Learn more about Consumers Energy's Reliability Roadmap:
ConsumersEnergy.com/reliable.
Consumers Energy is Michigan's
largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity
to 6.8 million of the state's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower
Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy knows job No. 1 is to
keep the lights on for customers. We are committed to delivering
reliable, clean, and affordable energy to our customers 24/7.
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ConsumersEnergy.com.
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