Chuck,

     I work for a utility in New York.  Where state are you based in?  What do the line books contain?  Is it a snap shot of the electric lines or is actual work on the lines?  Please describe the record.


Deb Tamborski


----- Original Message -----
From: "Piotrowski, Charles" 
Date: Thursday, April 5, 2007 9:21 am
Subject: Retention of Electric Utility Line Books and Maps
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> Hello,
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> Seeking advice!
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> We are an electric utility that produces and updates line books
> (electric lines, of course!).
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> I've scoured Skupsky, NARUC, FERC and SEC and have found a good 
> bit on
> maps.
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> (The longest retention being NARUC "Until map is superseded or 6 years
> after plant is retired, provided mortality data are retained.")
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> Line books are not necessarily maps, and they could be plant 
> records. I
> was wondering if other utilities out there had come up with best
> business practice retention for line books. 
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> Of course, the rub is that today these books, are not books, but ever
> changing GIS systems (like a web site). So an additional 
> question before
> us is do we need to keep a snapshot of our line book after every edit.
> (which would roll up into the terabyte numbers very fast!). 
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> As always thanks for the help,
> 
> Chuck 
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> Chuck Piotrowski
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> CVPS
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> www.cvps.com 
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