![]() ![]() The co-op also used the customer information system to identify about 1,000 meters that could be harvested. Others were at once-occupied homes and businesses that no longer receive service. In some cases, the dormant units were set in anticipation of development that has not occurred. ![]() “We queried our GIS mapping system and located transformers across our system that don’t have active accounts tied to them,” said Parker. The co-op used segmented data drawn from geographic information system reports to determine where they might have unused transformers. “For us, our greatest concerns were for pad-mounted single-phase transformers and AMI meters.” “Based upon projects we’ve got scheduled, we know basically what will be needed for buildouts, and once we’ve converted that into purchase orders, we know what will be needed,” said Jonathan Weaver, the co-op’s director of system engineering. Jackson EMC managers started making changes last summer when their sole-source supplier warned that steel shortages were stalling transformer orders, and global shortfalls of microchips and other electronic parts were causing back orders on meters.īy autumn, the co-op established a team of employees from engineering and operations, purchasing, and marketing to discuss supply chain issues and how to address shortfalls. With more than 240,000 meters, Jackson EMC serves a growing territory northeast of Atlanta along the Interstate 85 corridor. “We’re harvesting dormant and unused units from our system and deferring the installation of units until closer to build time when possible to help meet our needs and keep pace with development across our territory.” “We’ve added three new suppliers for transformers, but there is a six-month lead time on deliveries, so we won’t begin receiving units from them until late spring,” said Tommy Parker, managing director of operations for Jefferson-based Jackson Electric Membership Corp. Faced with supply chain shortages that could linger well into 2023, a Georgia distribution co-op is broadening its supplier base and repurposing unused equipment, including reclaiming around 20 transformers per month. ![]()
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