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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries
11
AMY KRETZSCHMAR, HEAD
DISTRIBUTION CONTROLLER,
HELPS MAINTAIN POWER
RELIABILITY BY ROUTING
LINEMEN IN THE MOST
EFFICIENT WAY POSSIBLE.
ACCURACY IS A TOP PRIORITY
FOR SENIOR METER READER
CHRIS ARBING.
efficiency programs. Every ENERGY STAR home
keeps 4,500 pounds of greenhouse gases out of the
air each year. Greenhouse gases are produced
when fuel is converted to energy in power plants
and by end-use customers.
Process improvement paying off
CenterPoint Energy remains committed to achieving
operational excellence while improving processes
and increasing efficiency. We pioneered the use of
high temperature conductor wire at high voltage
transmission (345,000 volts), which allows
increased power flow over existing infrastructure.
This saved about $100 million in capital
expenses over a four-year period compared to
conventional methods.
In addition, employee teams implemented
numerous process improvements that were
applied to overhead and underground construction
and maintenance projects, materials procurement,
inventory reduction, reliability and outage
management. For example, the implementation of
a new engineering design tool has improved our
distribution business process, allowing consistent
and cost-effective distribution designs across
the service area.
APPRENTICE LINEMAN
JOE ALBERT PADILLA IS
PARTICIPATING IN AN
INTENSIVE THREE-YEAR
TRAINING PROGRAM.