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Mackinac Island Outage Report
Summary of Staffing, Decisions and Logistical Issues

 
Date Employees/Contract Personnel on Site ESE Management Persons on Site Significant Decisions Significant Logistical Issues
Sat, 7/22 ESE - 1 Mgt, 5 BU Davidson Connect spare cable & locate & repair problem.  
         
Sun, 7/23 ESE - 2 Mgt, 8 BU Davidson, Litzner Go to one circuit only and locate, repair problem
Sawruk, Maas, Litzner notified, Litzner on site.
Two more cable failures occur later in day.
         
Mon, 7/24 ESE - 3 Mgt, 8 BU
4 DTE, CPCO
Davidson, Litzner
Maas
Location, splicing ongoing. Call to Kerite;
calls to WE, CPCO, DTE.
Two more cable failures occur later in day.
         
Tues, 7/25 ESE - 3 Mgt, 8 BU
6 DTE, CPCO
Davidson, Litzner
Maas
Location, splicing ongoing.  
         
Wed, 7/26 ESE - 3 Mgt, 8 BU
5 DTE, WE, Kerite
Davidson, Lit.zner
Mass
Location, splicing ongoing. Mackinac Island City
asks for diesels to be brought in.
Demobilization of diesels begins in Coldwater Michigan.
Mobilization of transformers recd from Pennsylvania.
         
Thurs, 7/27 ESE - 4 Mgt, 8 BU
5 DTE, WE, Kerite
Davidson, Litzner
Maas, Deverna
Location, splicing ongoing, Mobilization of Durocher barge for diesels, transformers
Mobilization of diesel supply.
         
Fri. 7/28 ESE - 8 Mgt, 12 BU
20 DTE, WE, Kerite, others
Davidson, Litzner
Maas, Deverna
Construction of diesel interfaces to system.
Substation changes to accept diesels.
Diesels and transformer arrive, expedite parts begins
         
Sat, 7/29 ESE - 10 Mgt, 14 BU
10 DTE, WE, Kerite, others
Davidson, Litzner
Maas, Deverna, Weber
Construction of new onshore facilities on Mackinac Island. Diesels online. Expedite new 350 cable, expedite parts.
         
Sun, 7/30 ESE - 10 Mgt, 14 BU
10 DTE, WE, Kerite, others
Davidson, Litzner
Maas, Deverna, Weber
Construction of new onshore facilities on St Ignace. Expedite new 350 cable, expedite parts.  
         
Mon, 7/31 ESE -10 Mgt, 14 BU
8 DTE, Kerite, others
Davidson, Litzner
Maas, Deverna
Construction of new facilities continues.
Splicing for new facilities.
 
         
Tues, 8/1 ESE - 10 Mgt, 14 BU
7 DTE, WE, Kerite, others
Davidson, Litzner
Mass, Deverna
Splicing for new facilities. System testing for all new and existing system.  
         
Wed, 8/2 ESE - 5 Mgt, 8 BU Davidson, Litzner System switched back to submarine cables. Diesels go offline.
 

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