U.S.-Jordan
Electric Power Distribution Partnership
Executive Exchange Visit for
EDCO, IDECO, JEPCO and KEC
to Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
and Tacoma Power

May 8 to 15, 2010, in Sacramento, California and Tacoma, Washington

Jordan Distribution Executives are given a demonstration by Tom Mullaly at SMUD's Hedge Training Facility.

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Jordan Distribution Delegation

EDCO

Bader Mousa Tashtoush, Projects Department Manager
Sami Salim Zwatten, Regulatory Department Manager


IDECO

Adnan Khalaf Al Doumi, DG Assistant for Administrative Affairs
Mazin Hekmat Mousa Marji, Director General Assistant for Planning, IT and Development


JEPCO

Eng. Saleh Massad, Technical Manager
Osama Sabbagh, Head of Budgeting Department


KEC

Jamal Al Arja, Technical and Regulatory Director

 

Program Objectives

  • Introducing and helping with transfer of U.S. utility best practices to promote consumer energy efficiency and energy conservation, energy load management through demand side management and renewable energy technologies.
  • Help Jordanian distribution utilities to create training programs for staff and management that include clear promotion tracks.

Anticipated Outcomes

To gain knowledge and documentation on the following:

  • Promotion of energy efficiency and conservation;
  • Employee training programs and promotion paths.

SMUD Presentations

Opening Remarks

Sacramento Municipal Utility District Overview- Jaspal Deol


Smart Grid and Distribution

Distribution Automation and Efficiency


Smart Grid Demand and Response

Load Management and Demand Response


Distribution Services- Technical Training

Associate Engineer Training Modules

Distribution Services Leadership Development Series

GIS Training Overview

SMUD Associate Engineer Training

SMUD Technical Training


Line and Field Training

Distribution Services Safety Operation

New Hire Safety Orientation

Personal Protective Equipment

SMUD Confined Space Training

Lineman and Field Employee Training- Christy Dray


Energy Efficiency Programs and Services

2010 Commercial Prescriptive Lighting Program

2010 Residential Lighting Program

2010 SMUD Prescriptive Lighting Program Specifications

2010 T-12 Retirement Program Specifications

SMUD Prescriptive Lighting Final Report 2006

SMUD Energy Efficiency Programs and Services Presentation

SMUD Residential Lighting Evaluation Final Report 2006


SMUD Corporate Training Overview

Overview of SMUD Training Programs

Overview of SMUD Leadership Development Programs


Market Research and Organization Development

Connecting with the Customer

Performance Solutions: Energizing Talent to Make a Brighter Sacramento- Lisa Simpson


Additional Material from SMUD

Detailed Process Diagram for Distribution Services New Service-Commercial


Department of Energy Efficiency Standards for Distribution Transformers

Distribution Transformer Losses and impacts on First Cost

Distribution Transformer Value of Losses

Impact of Fixed Efficiency Standards on the Cost of Distribution Transformers

Engineering Specifications for Padmount Transformer Three-Phase


Ethics

Code of Conduct

Generator Interconnection to Distribution

Interconnection Guidelines

Interconnection Application

Net Metering Rate


GIS

SMUD GIS


Engineering Job Descriptions

Principal Distribution Systems Engineer

Associate Distribution Systems Engineer

Distribution Design Engineer

Associate Distribution Design Engineer

Principal Distribution Design Engineer


Safety

Understanding Electric and Magnetic Fields

Connections: SMUD has a Bird's Eye View on Safety

Injury and Vehicle Accident Classifications

Safety Performance Metrics December 2009 with Quarterly Comparisons

Confined Space

Winter Storm Tips


SMUD Organization Chart

Distribution Services Organization Chart

May 3, 2010 Revision

May 12, 2010 Revision


SMUD Reliability Indices- SAFI, SADI and CAIFI

Five Statistics (2004 to 2009)


SMUD System Losses 2008

Summary of SMUD Delivery System Losses in 2008

Tacoma Power Presentations

Tacoma Power Overview- Dave Ward

Distribution/Outage Management System- Nick Tomanelli and Frank Castro

Scheduled Disconnect/Reconnect- Process Improvement Team

Tacoma Power Transmission & Distribution New Employee Orientation

Tacoma Power Conservation Resources Management Presentation

Tacoma Power Conservation Resources Management Program Profile