Electrical Operations consists of the Primary Systems Electrical Shop, the Power & Lighting Electrical Shop and the Electrical Utilities Engineering Group. Our combined staff of electrical trades, registered professional engineers, and administrative professionals own and provide stewardship for the electrical distribution and outdoor lighting systems of the Ann Arbor Campuses.
Electrical Operations responsibilities include:
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Master planning to ensure the electrical system capacity supports future University growth
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Planning to provide reliable power to new buildings, additions, and renovations in an economical manner
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Operating, installing, testing, upgrading and maintaining the campus wide primary voltage electrical distribution system
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Planning, maintaining, upgrading, and replacing building unit substations and outdoor lighting systems
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Planning, designing, installing, and maintaining the electric utility metering and remote data retrieval systems
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Providing electrical systems support to the Utilities Outlying Boiler and Tunnel Shops
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Accurately monitoring building electrical consumption and approving electrical utility billing charges
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Collaborating with AEC, UPO, Michigan Medicine and other departments to promote consistency of electrical installations
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Collaborating with the Office of Campus Sustainability and other departments to promote electrical energy conservation and meet the University’s sustainability goals
Master planning to ensure the electrical system capacity supports future University growth
Planning to provide reliable power to new buildings, additions, and renovations in an economical manner
Operating, installing, testing, upgrading and maintaining the campus wide primary voltage electrical distribution system
Planning, maintaining, upgrading, and replacing building unit substations and outdoor lighting systems
Planning, designing, installing, and maintaining the electric utility metering and remote data retrieval systems
Providing electrical systems support to the Utilities Outlying Boiler and Tunnel Shops
Accurately monitoring building electrical consumption and approving electrical utility billing charges
Collaborating with AEC, UPO, Michigan Medicine and other departments to promote consistency of electrical installations
Collaborating with the Office of Campus Sustainability and other departments to promote electrical energy conservation and meet the University’s sustainability goals
Electrical Operations Facts
- Power & Lighting maintains over 5000 light poles
- Power & Lighting maintains over 5200 building mounted lights
- Power & Lighting almost 100 miles of conduit/direct buried wire in the ground
- Primary Systems has 700 manholes in service
- Primary Systems has over 42 miles of duct bank
