EPISODE 4
Randolph EMC’s approach to vegetation risk management
Jun 22, 2023 11:00 AM ET | 08:00 AM PT
Gary Huntley
Former VP, Distribution Services,
Entergy
Gary Huntley
Former VP, Distribution Services,Entergy
Gary Huntley is a retired executive with over 32 years in the energy sector. He retired as Vice President of Distribution Services for Entergy Services, in 2021. During his time at Entergy, he led an organization of 400 employees across Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas. Gary holds a BS in electrical engineering from Louisiana State University and an MBA from Tulane University.
Jacob Barlow
Senior Project Engineer
Randolph EMC
Jacob Barlow
Senior Project EngineerRandolph EMC
Jacob Barlow holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from N.C. State University and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School.
He served in the U.S. Navy for 10 years as an officer on board the Destroyer USS Mitscher and the Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise. He has worked as a Power Plant Engineer at a Combined Cycle Natural Gas Power Plant, a Transmission and Distribution Operations Support Engineer for Delmarva Power and Atlantic City Electric, and a Distribution Engineer for Delmarva Power.
Jacob joined Randolph EMC in 2018 as the Senior Project Engineer. He designed and executed the first self-healing schemes at Randolph EMC. He has taken an active role in data analytics and has supported Operations and Engineering in various capacities. He became a Professional Engineer in North Carolina in 2020.
Managing vegetation risk is a tall order even in the best of conditions. But in the 11th most densely forested state in the US, it’s a constant battle with Mother Nature. But Randolph EMC has found a way to manage vegetation risk, inject data into their decision-making, and keep reliability high despite growth rates increasing both with their trees and their contractors.
On this episode of State of Vegetation Management, hear from Jacob Barlow from Randolph EMC, and host Gary Huntley as they discuss how Randloph EMC is managing vegetation risk, both inside and outside of their ROW.
On June 22 join us to learn:
A more effective way to think through and execute traditional hot spotting.
Circuit vs segment: What’s the best level to manage your ROW?
Jacob's thoughts on managing yard trees and proactively engaging with customers.
Reserve your spot today for this insightful discussion into vegetation management best practices. Even if you can’t make it live, we’ll send you the recording after.
