Tampa Electric Company
- Electric supplier of the Tampa Bay area since 1899
- 840,000+ customers
- 2,000 sq mi service area in West Central Florida
Project Highlights
Project Duration: 06/2024 – 01/2025
Objective: Utility Network Assessment
UDC is excited to share its recent project work with Tampa Electric Company (TECO) on evaluating the utility’s electric distribution, substation, transmission, and fiber data readiness for the ArcGIS Utility Network. In addition to data assessment activities, the initiative provided deliverables to support the utility’s budgeting and preparation for the upcoming Network Information Management System implementation RFP.
This project was the first step in TECO’s multi-year advanced distribution infrastructure (ADI) program. It focused on ensuring the data’s quality and completeness to support program goals.
Project Goals
As part of its enterprise transformation, TECO aims to lower its System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) – an annual measure of the average downtime experienced by customers – by 2030. The data rules enforced by the ArcGIS Utility Network data model will ensure the utility’s Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) and other downstream operating systems are fed high fidelity, complete data. This, in turn, will contribute to quicker response times and a lower SAIDI. The significance of this goal was reinforced during the course of the project when TECO’s customers were directly impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
The new data model will also streamline TECO’s operations and management of the electric system by improving collaboration among the different businesses. Currently, the utility publishes its GIS data in multiple formats to accommodate different business needs. By leveraging the service-oriented architecture of the Network Information Management System, TECO can standardize the data format, making it easier to share with other businesses and users in downstream applications.
UDC’s Role
Working with TECO’s GIS Mapping department, UDC performed a comprehensive source and Utility Network data model compatibility analysis on the utility’s electric data using its HEIDE and auto-migration tools. UDC developed custom features within HEIDE in order to import the GTECH data for analysis. This customization allowed UDC to connect directly to TECO’s Oracle Spatial database, enabling seamless mapping and translation of the source data to the Esri platform.
The team additionally configured ArcGIS applications and extensions within a UDC cloud environment as well as fully configured sample sets of data as part of the assessment.
Contact UDC for more information about the project or read about our Utility Network Transformation solutions and services to learn how we can help you build a modern Network Information Management System.