2024 Power Line Design and Staking Certification Program Level 1

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About the Course

This three-day Level 1 class is hosted by FMEA at KUA from August 13-15, 2024. Students will gain a strong foundation necessary to help them advance in the field of line design and staking. This class will include the basic engineering of overhead single-phase lines typically expected of beginning line design personnel.

After completion of this course, participants will be able to complete overhead transformer and service conductor sizing, calculate accurate guy leads for both angle and dead end situations, interpret and implement sag charts in clearance design, and navigate the NESC in order to locate important rules and tables necessary for safe design.

Course manual provided. Students need to bring a copy of the current NESC to class (not included in course materials).

Think ahead: The next certification course in the series, Power Line Design & Staking Level 2, will be offered December 3-5, 2024; Level 1 is a prerequisite.

About the Instructor

Clint Smith

Clint's experience in the electric utility sector spans a period of 28+ years with work in cooperative, municipal and IOU organizations.  Among his most significant assignments in the utility industry are:

• Business Owner and Partner at Reliance Energy Consulting 
• Instruction (both full and part time) in Line Design and Staking with Utility Training Services
• System Engineer and as Manager of Engineering at Cherokee Electric Cooperative in AL
• Distribution Engineer for Coastal EMC in GA
• Consultant and Instructor with Power Delivery Associates in GA
• Clint served in the Army National Guard as a Combat Engineer

Who should attend?

• Engineer Technicians
• Engineers
• Stakers
• Journeyman Lineman
• Line Construction Personnel
• Design Engineers

Registration Information:

• Registration Deadline: August 9, 2024
• Registration Fee: $1,500 per person for FMEA Members
• Training Location: KUA Line Operations Training Room
• Lunch included