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Since these rules have detracted from overall electric reliability, progressive
numbers by proactively maintaining or replacing transformers that are
utilities have changed their practices to allow online monitors to be a
experiencing significant problems. This works well in condition-based
separate item of property. This not only allows utilities to capitalize the initial
monitoring programs where limited resources can focus on the assets
cost of online monitor installations, it also allows them to account for this
that are most likely to cause problems in the near future.
equipment as a capital expense when they purchase replacement monitors
when old monitors fail. Therefore, they are able to continually monitor their
Today, utility asset managers have the benefit of low-cost online
most critical assets over the complete asset life without spending significant
hydrogen monitors that can warn of significant transformer issues. As
maintenance dollars that detract from their earnings per share.
monitor prices come down and accounting rules allow for cost recovery
of these solutions, asset managers now have the tools they need to look
Since accounting rules for low-cost online monitors are changing, utilities
at how long it will take to monitor their entire fleet of transformers. In
can pursue wide-scale use of these monitors. Instead of installing 5 to
addition, maintenance engineers can have peace of mind knowing that
10 multi-gas monitors per year, they can spend the same amount of
these monitors will require little to no maintenance over the life of the
money and prioritize the transformers in their fleet to determine the best
monitor. Solid-state hydrogen monitors can be a significant tool to help
candidates for deployment of 50 to 100 hydrogen monitors per year. With
asset managers improve overall electric system reliability.
this strategy, they are much more likely to start improving their reliability
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