Borrower Designation ____
Date Prepared ____
Ratings on form are:
0: Unsatisfactory—no records
1: Unsatisfactory—corrective action needed
2: Acceptable, but should be improved—see attached recommendations
3: Satisfactory—no additional action required at this time
N/A: Not applicable
PART I—TRANSMISSION and DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES
1. Substations (Transmission and Distribution)
a. Safety, Clearance, Code Compliance—Rating: ____
b. Physical Condition: Structure, Major Equipment, Appearance—
Rating: ____
c. Inspection Records Each Substation—Rating: ____
d. Oil Spill Prevention—Rating: ____
2. Transmission Lines
a. Right-of-Way: Clearing, Erosion, Appearance, Intrusions—
Rating: ____
b. Physical Condition: Structure, Conductor, Guying—Rating: ____
c. Inspection Program and Records—Rating: ____
3. Distribution Lines—Overhead
a. Inspection Program and Records—Rating: ____
b. Compliance with Safety Codes: Clearances—Rating: ____
Compliance with Safety Codes: Foreign Structures—Rating: ____
Compliance with Safety Codes: Attachments—Rating: ____
c. Observed Physical Condition from Field Checking: Right-of-Way—Rating: ____
Observed Physical Condition from Field Checking: Other—Rating: ____
4. Distribution—Underground Cable
a. Grounding and Corrosion Control—Rating: ____
b. Surface Grading, Appearance—
Rating: ____
c. Riser Poles: Hazards, Guying, Condition—Rating: ____
5. Distribution Line Equipment: Conditions and Records
a. Voltage Regulators—Rating: ____
b. Sectionalizing Equipment—
Rating: ____
c. Distribution Transformers—
Rating: ____
d. Pad Mounted Equipment—Safety: Locking, Dead Front, Barriers—Rating: ____
Pad Mounted Equipment—Appearance: Settlement, Condition—Rating: ____
e. Kilowatt-hour and Demand Meter Reading and Testing—Rating: ____
PART II—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
6. Line Maintenance and Work Order Procedures
a. Work Planning and Scheduling—
Rating: ____
b. Work Backlogs: Right-of-Way Maintenance—Rating: ____
Work Backlogs: Poles—Rating: ____
Work Backlogs: Retirement of Idle Services—Rating: ____
Work Backlogs: Other—Rating: ____
7. Service Interruptions
a. Average Annual Hours/Consumer by Cause (Complete for each of the previous 5 years)
1. Power Supplier ____
2. Major Storm ____
3. Scheduled ____
4. All Other ____
5. Total ____
Rating: ____
b. Emergency Restoration Plan—Rating:____
8. Power Quality
General Freedom from Complaints—Rating:____
9. Loading and Load Balance
a. Distribution Transformer Loading—Rating:____
b. Load Control Apparatus—Rating:____
c. Substation and Feeder Loading—Rating:____
10. Maps and Plant Records
a. Operating Maps: Accurate and Up-to-Date—Rating:____
b. Circuit Diagrams—Rating:____
c. Staking Sheets—Rating:____
PART III—ENGINEERING
11. System Load Conditions and Losses
a. Annual System Loses, ____%—Rating:____
b. Annual Load Factor, ____%—Rating:____
c. Power Factor at Monthly Peak, ____%—Rating:____
d. Ratio of Individual Substation Peak kW to kVA, ____—Rating:____
12. Voltage Conditions
a. Voltage Surveys—Rating:____
b. Substation Transformer Output Voltage Spread—Rating:____
13. Load Studies and Planning
a. Long Range Engineering Plan—Rating:____
b. Construction Work Plan—Rating:____
c. Sectionalizing Study—Rating:____
d. Load Data for Engineering Studies—Rating:____
e. Load Forecasting Data—Rating:____
f. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program quality assurance compliance—Rating:___
PART IV—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGETS
For Previous 2 Years:
Normal Operation—Actual $____
Normal Maintenance—Actual $____
Total—Actual $____
For Present Year:
Normal Operation—Budget $____
Normal Maintenance—Budget $____
Total—Budget $____
For Future 3 Years:
Normal Operation—Budget $____
Normal Maintenance—Budget $____
Additional (Deferred) Maintenance—Budget $____
Total—Budget $____
14. Budgeting:
Adequacy of Budgets For Needed Work—Rating:____
15. Date Budget Discussed with Board of Directors ____
Remarks: ____
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Item No. ____ Comments ____
Rated by ____ ____ Title ____ Date ____
Reviewed by ____ Manager ____ Date ____
Reviewed by ____ RUS GFR ____ Date ____
[63 FR 3450, Jan. 23, 1998, as amended at 78 FR 73371, Dec. 5, 2013; 84 FR 32618, July 9, 2019]