Last year CenterPoint Energy addressed 535 loops utilizing IMCORP’s Factory Grade® technology, rehabilitating them into like-new condition; a 15x increase in program reach when compared to wholesale replacement costs. MANAGING CABLE ASSETS CASE STUDY CENTERPOINT ENERGY USES IMCORP’S FACTORY GRADE® TECHNOLOGY TO BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO AGING UNDERGROUND LOOPS, BOOST ELECTRIC RELIABILITY AND REDUCE COSTS. OVERVIEW › This case study is the summation of a project undertaken by CenterPoint Energy that received the Industry Excellence Award in the distribution category at the 2016 Southeastern Electric Exchange conference. This study focuses on how CenterPoint utilized a 2009 FERC order (FERC Docket No. AC09-27-000, March 9, 2009) stating that US electric utility companies may use capital f

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