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LCRA transmission staff recognized for 50 process improvements in fiscal 2025
Summary
A transmission presenter told the Lower Colorado River Authority board the utility’s Continuous Process Improvement Program produced 50 approved staff proposals in fiscal 2025, highlighting a portable skid hauler, a Maximo mobile app and EMS alarm reconfiguration that halved notifications.
A transmission staff member addressed the Lower Colorado River Authority board to recognize employees whose ideas improved safety, reliability and efficiency in the utility’s transmission operations.
The presenter said fiscal year 2025, which wrapped up in late June, had 131 participants and 50 approved continuous process improvements across safety, reliability and efficiency categories. “These are just 3 of the 50 improvements submitted and recognized during fiscal 2025,” the presenter said.
The presentation highlighted three examples. In the safety category, the presenter recognized three employees from transmission field services and the control and electrical departments for designing a portable control house skid hauler. The design holds the skid frame in a vertical position with a slight angle so it remains within the trailer sides; the presenter said the configuration reduces transport complexity though it still requires a wide-load permit.
In the efficiency category, four employees from transmission asset optimization and transmission operational intelligence developed a Transmission Asset Validation mobile application that lets field crews enter and edit substation asset information and upload photos directly to Maximo, the authority’s asset-management platform. The presenter said the app replaces a previous process that required manual entry by users.
In the reliability category, three employees from engineering services and control center operations reconfigured the energy management system alarm schema over roughly two and a half years. The presenter said the change created new priority parameters, cut alarm notifications in half and shortened validation times “from weeks to hours,” allowing operators to spend more time on other tasks.
The presenter closed by thanking employees for their innovations and asking those involved to stand for recognition. “People who do the work have the answers,” the presenter said. The presentation concluded with the board moving to questions.
The board record included no formal motions or votes tied to this recognition segment; the item was a staff presentation and personnel recognition rather than a decision-making agenda item.
