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District reports temporary oil burning at five facilities after UGI supply constraint
Summary
Facilities staff told the committee that a UGI supply pipeline capacity issue required the district to switch some interruptible gas accounts to oil at five facilities; staff said the district's dual-fuel accounts are designed for this contingency and that brief operational hiccups occurred.
District facilities staff told the committee that a UGI supply pipeline capacity problem prompted the district to use on-site oil storage at five facilities on an interruptible-gas contract last month.
The presenter said the districts interruptible accounts allow it to switch between natural gas and on-site oil storage when the utility calls for a cutback. "We were asked to burn oil on our interruptible gas accounts because there was a capacity issue in the UGI side," a staff member said. The presenter said the switch produced some short-term issues including black smoke at startup but that the accounts performed as intended and met utility demand.
Staff framed the episode as an operational contingency the district pays for in exchange for the ability to switch fuels, and they said the district will continue to manage those accounts and address any follow-up maintenance needs that arose from the switch.
No policy or procurement action related to the energy incident was taken at the meeting.
