[Scan-DC] Dominion Power freqs

[Sheldon Daitch]

John,

One interesting point that seems to have escaped all this is that
when there is no electricity, the meter doesn't turn, therefore
the power company doesn't get any money.  I'm curious to know if a 
crew's overtime might be "costing" the company more than the 
revenue they would gain by restoring power?  In today's world of 
super accounting systems, maybe they've gotten so sophisticated 
that they've already figured out the cost of repair to revenue 
earned ratio for every outage, and are attempted to minimize 
expenses during these restoral times.  I'd hope we haven't gotten
to that stage yet!

73
Sheldon

john wilson wrote:
> 
>    After 8 days I finally had power/phone restored this afternoon thanks to the
> efforts of a NC electric co. contracted by my rural electric coop.  Be aware that
> Dominon Power linemen most work only 12 hour day shifts.  If you do not have
> power restored by the time the sun goes down, forget it until tomorrow.  There is
> a blistering article in today's Richmond Times Dispatch and negative coverage on
> tonight's 6 pm Ch. 12, Richmond news about their inefficient management.  Per the
> tv report, Dominion Power is proud of it's response so far and ONLY 300,000
> customers in the Richmond area still are without power.  The linemen are not the
> problem.  They are doing a great job.  They advise that Dominion Power does not
> want to pay overtime.  So it is 12 hours on and 12 hours off and often linemen
> have to wait for the tree trimmers before they can do anything per the tv news
> report.  Dominion Power cannot request rate increases for the hurricane damage
> expenses.  They can only request a fuel adjustment increase.  They haven't heard
> the last of this.  General Assembly members are getting an earful for irate
> citizens.
> 
> RICHARD ROWLAND wrote:
> 
> > VEPCO, Virginia Power, Dominion Power take your chioce.
> > If you are in their grid these should be useful.
> >
> > Some of the districts are
> >
> > 451.525  [114.8  Alexandria/Arlington
> > 451.625  [114.8] Fairfax
> > 451.275  [114.8] Fredericksburg
> > 451.375  [114.8] Herndon
> > 451.675  [114.8  Leesburg
> > 451.575  [114.8] Springfield
> > 451.100  [114.8] Warrenton
> > 451.225  [114.8] Woodbridge
> >
> >  451.225 [141.3] Chesterfield
> > 451.575  [141.3] East Richmond
> > 451.075  [141.3] Gloucester
> > 451.475  [141.3] Midlothian
> > 451.625  [141.3] Northern Neck
> > 451.025  [141.3] Petersburg
> > 451.525  [141.3] Richmond
> >
> > 451.625 [107.2] Chesapeake
> > 451.575 [107.2] Norfolk
> > 451.150 [107.2] Norfolk ops
> > 451.675 [107.2] Peninsula
> > 451.225 [107.2] Hampton ops
> > 451.175 [107.2] Portsmouth
> > 451.200 [107.2] Suffolk
> > 451.525 [107.2] Virginia beach east
> > 451.025 [107.2] Virginia beach west
> > 451.550 [107.2] Williamsburg
> >
> > I hear lots of these in Richmond by just searching between 451.025 to 451.675
> > and watching the  tones that show.
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john wilson wrote:
> 
>    After 8 days I finally had power/phone restored this afternoon thanks to the
> efforts of a NC electric co. contracted by my rural electric coop.  Be aware that
> Dominon Power linemen most work only 12 hour day shifts.  If you do not have
> power restored by the time the sun goes down, forget it until tomorrow.  There is
> a blistering article in today's Richmond Times Dispatch and negative coverage on
> tonight's 6 pm Ch. 12, Richmond news about their inefficient management.  Per the
> tv report, Dominion Power is proud of it's response so far and ONLY 300,000
> customers in the Richmond area still are without power.  The linemen are not the
> problem.  They are doing a great job.  They advise that Dominion Power does not
> want to pay overtime.  So it is 12 hours on and 12 hours off and often linemen
> have to wait for the tree trimmers before they can do anything per the tv news
> report.  Dominion Power cannot request rate increases for the hurricane damage
> expenses.  They can only request a fuel adjustment increase.  They haven't heard
> the last of this.  General Assembly members are getting an earful for irate
> citizens.
> 
> RICHARD ROWLAND wrote:
> 
> > VEPCO, Virginia Power, Dominion Power take your chioce.
> > If you are in their grid these should be useful.
>