In 2023, CitiPower and Powercor commenced a business wide transformation project, to reshape how they deliver distribution earthing designs.
In collaboration with Safearth, CitiPower and Powercor, changed their design practices to include distribution earthing design for over 300 projects per year. Over 40 designers were trained to delivery compliant earthing designs.
This presentation will share lessons learnt for how a distribution business can make a significant business change, to adopt industry best practice earthing designs, and become a leader for change.
It will:
โข Describe the drivers that eventually lead to CitiPower & Powercor changing their design approach. This included the introduction of RPEV, and expired agreements with third party asset owners.
โข Define the approach that was taken, and share lessons learnt as to the success for this change
โข Describe the impacts of subsequent industry change when option 2 designers were instructed to also undertake earthing designs for each of their projects.
โข Share key learnings for the implementation, including how decision makers came to their conclusions, what design tools worked, end to end process updates, embedding education and behaviour change for 40 internal designers and 20 option 2 designers.