IMCORP decreases overall cable replacement costs by 76%, reduces system wide failures by 98% Overview Due to concerns with the age and increasing failure rate of its underground residential distribution (URD) system, a large utility in the southeastern United States sought a program to maximize system reliability while limiting asset management costs. Using IMCORP’s Factory Grade ® technology with 50/60 Hz partial discharge (PD) measurement, the company was able to stem its growing cable replacement budget while simultaneously reducing outages. Background At the beginning of the program, the utility had approximately 16,000 miles of underground medium voltage power cable systems in service, of which around 1,100 miles was comprised of systems installed prior to 1986. It was this p

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