Join us on March 19, 2025, from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET for our Wind Working Group 2025 Virtual Kickoff Meeting. This session and working group will bring together utilities from the Asset Management in Generation (AMIG), Energy & Integration Strategy (E&IS), Hydro Operations & Planning (HOPIG) as well as the Power System Planning and Operations (PSPO) interest groups.Please register on this page – A calendar invite will automatically be sent to your inbox upon registration.Purpose of the DiscussionIn response to strong member interest and growing demand, we are excited to launch the CEATI Wind Working Group to provide a collaborative platform for utilities to address key challenges such as grid integration, operations & maintenance (O&M), end-of-life management, environmental and regulatory factors, PPAs vs. 3rd party developers, and data analytics. This session will help define the working group’s direction and initial project(s).Agenda Highlights:2024 Research Overview – Exploratory survey results and summary of discussionsPrioritizing Topics of Interest – Grid integration, O&M, end-of-life strategies, data analytics, PPAs, environmental and regulatory factors, etc.Wind Working Group 2025 Action Plan – Review outline and key themes.Discussion & Next Steps – Refining structure, potential research projects, and initiatives.The working group aims to organize quarterly discussions, collaborative research, and knowledge-sharing initiatives based on member priorities. We encourage your participation and invite you to share this opportunity with colleagues who may be interested.

Subject: CMMS WG Discussion – Risk Integration Part IIIDate & Time: April 9, 2024 | 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM ETLocation: Webex (register on this portal page - a calendar invite will then be automatically sent via your inbox)Description:Join us for Part III of the CMMS Working Group discussion on Risk Integration in Asset Management. This session will focus on:How utilities are using CMMS to forecast potential failuresIntegrating risk into CMMS workflowsBuilding on insights from Part II, this roundtable will explore best practices in leveraging CMMS for risk-based maintenance prioritization, asset criticality scoring, and decision-making.Who Should Attend?Asset managers, maintenance planners, reliability engineers, and CMMS administrators looking to enhance their risk-based maintenance strategies.Background from Part II:Our previous session featured contributions from organizations like Yukon Energy, Manitoba Hydro, BC Hydro, PG&E, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, discussing:Risk-Based Maintenance PrioritizationCriticality Scoring & Decision ModelsMonetizing Risk & Work PrioritizationCMMS Integration Challenges & SolutionsTools & Technologies supporting CMMS-based risk assessmentNext Steps:Be part of this important discussion and share your utility’s approach to risk integration in CMMS. Your insights will help shape best practices and drive industry-wide improvements.Mark your calendar and join us for this collaborative session.

Date & Time: April 23, 2024 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ETLocation: Webex (please register on this page - a calendar invite will then be automatically sent to your inbox)Description:The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) will share their experiences and lessons learned in developing a Failure Hierarchy within IBM Maximo CMMS. This session will explore key considerations, challenges, and best practices for structuring failure codes, asset hierarchies, and reporting frameworks to enhance maintenance efficiency and reliability.Topics Covered:Location Hierarchy – Defining an effective structure: Geographic vs. Systems-based design, or a hybrid approach?Asset Hierarchy – Aligning with HydroAMP, NERC, CIP, and regulatory frameworks.Asset Classification – Standardizing major asset classes and sub-classes for improved tracking and reporting.Reporting Considerations – Ensuring failure hierarchies support analytics, KPIs, and compliance requirements.Failure Codes – Developing a standardized approach for effective failure tracking and root cause analysis.Cause Codes – Leveraging failure and cause data to drive continuous improvement and asset reliability.Who Should Attend?CMMS administrators, asset managers, reliability engineers, and maintenance planners interested in optimizing asset failure tracking and improving reliability through structured data management.Join this session to gain insights into how USBR has approached these challenges and learn practical strategies to enhance your CMMS implementation.

Please mark your calendars for our upcoming thematic discussion between Asset Management in T&D and Asset Management in Generation on April 23rd at 1:00 pm ET. The topic of this discussion will be Utility Perspectives on Integrated Generation, Transmission & Distribution Asset Management.This session will focus on firsthand insights from utilities that have integrated the Asset Management organization and adopted integrated approaches to asset management across their Generation, Transmission, and Distribution (G, T&D) portfolios. Participants will gain insights into how utilities have carried out the organizational changes and are aligning asset management strategies across the entire power system, the challenges they face, and the opportunities they see for optimizing asset performance and reliability.Discussion Focus Areas:Opportunities for Optimization: Key gains achieved from integration of asset management in terms of asset performance, efficiency, reliability, and cost-effectiveness across the utility. I always to the positives first.Challenges in Cross-Sector Asset Management: Key barriers utilities face in integrating separate work groups and aligning strategies, processes, systems, data, and decision-making across different asset classes.Best Practices & Lessons Learned: Practical examples of what has worked (and what hasn’t) in developing an integrated asset management approach.Future of Integrated Asset Management: Emerging trends, technologies, and industry shifts that are shaping the way utilities approach asset management across G, T&D.