PA Consulting recently presented PPL Electric Utilities with the 2019 ReliabilityOne Most Improved Utility Award.
The award recognizes utility companies that have achieved substantial improvements in reliability. All utilities that operate electric delivery networks in North America are eligible to be considered for the award.
“We’re honored to be recognized for the innovation and dedication that over the past decade has made the PPL grid one of the smartest and most reliable in the country,” Greg Dudkin, president of PPL Electric Utilities, said. “This is a tribute to the dedication and commitment of our employees to deliver for our customers who depend on us for safe, reliable electric service regardless of weather conditions. Our customers benefit from a top-performing and resilient grid, and we continue to improve to meet the demands of a changing energy landscape that includes more and more renewable power sources, like solar and wind.”
PPL noted that it has reduced outages by 30 percent from 2011, that its average availability for the past three years has been 99.99 percent and that transmission-related outages have declined by 75 percent since 2013.
“Since 2000, PA Consulting’s ReliabilityOne™ program has celebrated electric utilities providers that are reaching new heights of reliability,” Gregg Edeson, PA Consulting’s ReliabilityOne™ program director, said. “This year, we recognize a new category of top performers, the ‘most improved’ utilities in the U.S. PPL Electric Utilities has been on a journey to improve reliability via innovative technologies and people-led process improvement.”