2026 Event Schedule

Join us for a deep dive into Oncor’s implementation of automation tools designed to support the unprecedented customer growth seen in Texas. Approximately 80,000+ new customers join Oncor’s service territory each year, making modernization of distribution design, construction, energization, as-builts, and reconciliation processes critical for success. The cornerstone of Oncor’s downstream distribution work relies heavily on our engineering being buildable, accurate, and timely. Oncor’s current distribution design system has advanced connectivity and plant accounting features, but has limited engineering design capabilities when working at a larger scale.
 

Attendees will partake in an in-depth discussion exploring Oncor’s ongoing implementation of Spatial Business Systems’ Automated Utility Design (AUD) software into it’s toolset. AUD is a user-friendly system that is able to take Oncor standard designs and engineering rules and allow engineers to have not only a high probability of design accuracy and success, but also an increase in overall efficiency. The system is scalable, allows multiple users to work in close proximity, manages multiple design changes when needed, and interfaces with Oncor’s existing Work and Asset Management (Maximo) and outage management systems.  With over 300 Oncor employees and 400 Oncor contractors involved in distribution engineering, tools like AUD help utilities meet growing customer demands while maintaining a high level of efficacy. Key takeaways will include:

1.      Accurate Design: Discover how engineering standardization and rulesets are improving design accuracy

2.      Quick Construction Lifecycle: Explore how modern toolsets help designers and engineers increase throughput of customer projects

3.      Designer Adoption: Learn how AUD helps to simplify the designer onboarding and training process

4.      Streamlined Customer Communication: Uncover the downstream benefits AUD provides to engineering and construction companies

Oncor leaders will share their expertise, experiences, and lessons learned from implementing AUD, navigating the business process changes, and expanding automation capabilities to other engineering groups. This session will be most impactful for utility industry professionals seeking to understand and implement advanced construction lifecycle toolsets.