Damage assessment by PA Consulting Group

1. 230kV
Bayamón to
Aguas Buenas
Corridor
Photographed on October 19, 2017
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2. PREPA’s TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
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CORRIDOR LOCATION
Source: Fortieth Annual Report on the Electric Property of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, June 2013

3. GPS Flight Path of the Damage
Assessment Team
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Start
End
© OpenStreetMap

4. Summary of Assessed Damage
The following photos depict structures along the 230kv transmission corridor
from Bayamón to Aguas Buenas, in the sequential order they were aerially
observed. All structures and conductors should be considered serviceable
and in good condition, unless noted on the slide.
Flight Direction: North to South
Photographed on: October 19, 2017
Number of Structures Observed: 117
Damaged Structures: 3
Other locations of conductor damage: ~15
Est. Percent of Towers Damaged on Corridor: 2.5%
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7. Conductor Damage
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8. Conductor Damage, Cross Arm Missing
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9. Conductor Damage
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16. Conductor Down
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17. Conductor Down
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18. Three Pole Structure Standing with Some Conductor Down
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19. Three Pole Structure with Most Conductor Down
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20. Two Circuits Down
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24. Close up of Structures from Slide 23
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25. Close up of Structures from Slide 23
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26. Close up of Structures from Slide 23
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27. Close up of Structures from Slide 23
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30. Three Conductors down on One Circuit
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36. One Structure Down and Two Circuit Conductors Down
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37. Close up of Slide 36
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38. Close up of Slide 36
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39. One Structure Down
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40. Close up of Slide 36
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42. Close up of Slide 36
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43. Close up of Slide 36
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63. One Tower on a 3 Pole Structure is Down
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64. Close up of Slide 63
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