Project Details

Project: System Hardening and Resiliency Plan (SHARP)
Applicant/Selectee: City of Lafayette
Federal Cost Share: $25 million
Recipient Cost Share: $25 million
Project Location: City of Lafayette, Louisiana

Project Objectives

By enhancing our resiliency, LUS can not only restore its electric services quickly, but we can also establish Lafayette, Louisiana as a hub for emergency restoration for the region. The enhanced resiliency gained by implementing SHARP projects will provide continuity of government and commerce during disaster events and provide needed services for police, fire, water, sewer, and public health during emergency events.

Anticipated Outcomes & Objectives

• Presents a targeted approach to fortifying LUS’s infrastructure against the escalating threats of extreme weather in South Louisiana
• Prioritizes service quality, especially in an area susceptible to challenges posed by major storms
• Enhances Lafayette’s position to be an emergency response hub
• Provides a guideline for other smaller municipals in the state to plan for enhanced resiliency
• Increase reliability with automated switching
• Segment distribution feeders
• Add redundancy
• Reduce restoration time
• Strengthen electric system poles
• Create 210 direct and 50 indirect jobs

Project List

*Indicates a link to the respective budget document

Rehab Copper Overhead Lines

Project Description: This project has been identified to rehabilitate copper overhead lines installed in the 1970s and 1980s.

Total	$400,000	Total	$600,000
Budgeted		Projected
Year	Cost	Year	Cost
FY21/22	$0	FY24/25	$200,000
FY22/23*	$200,000	FY25/26	$200,000
FY23/24*	$200,000	FY26/27	$200,000

Wood Pole Improvement

Project Description: This project has been included to identify and replace wooden structures that are at the end of life and deteriorating.

Budgeted		Projected
Year	Cost	Year	Cost
FY21/22*	$95,000	FY24/25	$130,000
FY22/23*	$95,000	FY25/26	$130,000
FY23/24*	$130,000	FY26/27	$130,000
Total	$320,000	Total	$390,000

Replace Wooden Transmission Structures

Project Description: This project has been included to identify wooden structures on the transmission line and replace them with new steel structures. These structures are deteriorating and need to be replaced to extend the life of the transmission line.

Budgeted		Projected
Year	Cost	Year	Cost
FY21/22*	$175,000	FY24/25	$4,800,000
FY22/23*	$175,000	FY25/26	$0
FY23/24*	$1,700,000	FY26/27	$0
Total	$2,050,000	Total	$4,800,000

Distribution Automation/Feeder Restoration Project

Project Description: This project has been identified to engineer and procure automation schemes and devices for critical distribution circuits. Also, to purchase and install distribution automation equipment such as reclosers, sectionalizers, and fault indicators to aid in expedited restoration of faulted feeders through automated processes. As a result, it fastens the time for restoration and improves reliability.

Budgeted		Projected
Year	Cost	Year	Cost
FY21/22*	$75,000	FY24/25	$900,000
FY22/23*	$75,000	FY25/26	$900,000
FY23/24*	$75,000	FY26/27	$650,000
Total	$225,000	Total	$2,450,000

Outage Management System Replacement

Project Description: This project has been identified to replace the current Outage Management System (OMS). The new system will allow for smart grid deployment.

Budgeted		Projected
Year	Cost	Year	Cost
FY19/20*	$500,000
FY21/22	$0	FY24/25	$0
FY22/23	$0	FY25/26	$0
FY23/24	$0	FY26/27	$0
Total	$500,000	Total	$0

SCADA Room Expansion

Project Description: This project has been identified for the expansion and growth of SCADA room to include Dispatch Operations.

Budgeted		Projected
Year	Cost	Year	Cost
FY21/22*	$75,000	FY24/25	$1,300,000
FY22/23*	$75,000	FY25/26	$0
FY23/24	$0	FY26/27	$0
Total	$150,000	Total	$1,300,000

Aged Primary Cable Replacement

Project Description: This project has been identified to change out the primary underground cable within subdivisions that have reached end of life and require replacement to maintain service to existing customers.

Budgeted		Projected
Year	Cost	Year	Cost
FY21/22*	$100,000	FY24/25	$200,000
FY22/23*	$200,000	FY25/26	$200,000
FY23/24*	$200,000	FY26/27	$200,000
Total	$500,000	Total	$600,000

Distribution Management System

Project Description: Installing a new DMS System (Distribution Management System) will combine the OMS and EMS system for better utilization of the OMS System and future automation. This will allow for automatic restoration of LUS’s customers moving forward.

Budgeted		Projected
Year	Cost	Year	Cost
FY21/22	$0	FY24/25	$1,500,000
FY22/23*	$200,000	FY25/26	$1,000,000
FY23/24*	$200,000	FY26/27	$0
Total	$400,000	Total	$2,500,000

Overhead/Underground Line Improvement and Rehab

Project Description: This project has been included to identify overhead and underground lines that have reached end of life and require replacement to maintain service to existing customers.

Budgeted		Projected
Year	Cost	Year	Cost
FY21/22*	$725,000	FY24/25	$725,000
FY22/23*	$725,000	FY25/26	$725,000
FY23/24*	$725,000	FY26/27	$725,000
Total	$2,175,000	Total	$2,175,000

New Backup Control Center

Project Description: This project has been identified to build a backup control/storm center for SCADA that is more resilient to adverse weather conditions.

Budgeted		Projected
Year	Cost	Year	Cost
FY21/22	$0	FY24/25	$200,000
FY22/23	$0	FY25/26	$800,000
FY23/24	$0	FY26/27	$0
Total	$0	Total	$1,000,000

System Hardening and Resiliency Projects Totals

Budgeted Total		Projected Total
$6,820,000		$16,415,000

System Hardening and Resiliency Plan (SHARP)