Electric Utilities

WHAT WE DO

The Electric Department is responsible for electric system planning, distribution system construction and maintenance, substation maintenance, fiber optic system construction and maintenance, supervisory control and data acquisition of the electric system, utility dispatch and warehousing.

MISSION

The mission of the City of Weatherford’s Electric Department is to provide reliable electric service at a competitive price with exceptional customer service.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Total Customers 15,869

System Peak - Winter 121 MW

System Peak - Summer

92MW Purchased Power 415,374 MWh System Average Interruption Duration Index 28 minutes Customer Average Interruption Duration Index 66 minutes Average Residential Electric Rate 10.3 cents per 1,000 kWh

ACCOMPLISHMENTS FY 2020-2021

• Received the Safety Award of Excellence from the American Public Power Association.

• Implemented a web portal so that customers can view their electric consumption information as provided by our automated metering system.

• Revised the Electric Service Policy.

• Designed and installed the electric system for seven commercial buildings and four subdivision projects.

• Designed and installed an underground electric and fiber systems to replace the overhead electric and fiber systems in the northeast quadrant of the downtown area.

• Designed and installed the overhead primary distribution system from Azle Hwy to Upper Denton Road on the north side of the East Loop.

• Designed and installed the overhead primary distribution system from Azle Hwy to Upper Denton Road on the south side of the East Loop.

• Installed fiber to the Holland Lake Scout Camp, Animal Shelter surgery center, Transportation and Public Works sign shop, Newport water tower, Heritage Park, and Parker County Emergency Operations Center.

• Continued replacement of high-pressure sodium street and customer lights with LED lighting fixtures. Currently, 61% have been replaced.

• Successfully completed annual warehouse inventory with only a 0.03% variance.

The System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) expresses the average number of minutes that an electric system can be expected to be without power per customer. The target for SAIDI is 60 minutes or less, and the target for NonStorm SAIDI is 30 minutes or less.

GOALS FY 2021-2022

• Implement an outage management system and integrate it with the existing SCADA system and advanced metering system.

• Continue implementation of electric design and loading analysis software.

• Design and install an underground electric system to replace the overhead electric system in the northwest quadrant of the downtown area .

• Design and rebuild the underground primary system in sections of Valley Trail Addition.

• Design and install the overhead primary distribution system from Bankhead Hwy to Center Point Road on the north side of I-20.

• Design and install the overhead primary distribution system from Azle Hwy to Center Point Road on the south side of Fort Worth Hwy.

• Design and install the overhead primary distribution system from Fort Worth Hwy to Azle Hwy on the east side of the East Loop.

• Design and install the overhead primary distribution system from Fort Worth Hwy to Azle Hwy on the west side of the East Loop.

• Design and install the overhead fiber optic system from Fort Worth Hwy to Azle Hwy on the East Loop.

• Continue replacement of existing high-pressure sodium street and customer lights with LED fixtures.

• Implement a barcoding system for the Warehouse.

Residential electric rates for FY21 averaged 10.3 cents per kilowatt-hour for the year. Tri-County Electric Cooperative averaged 10.1 cents per kilowatt-hour while the average Retail Electric Provider averaged 10.0 cents per kilowatt-hour.