Oct 14

FMS- UPDATE – Power Shutdown Affecting Multiple Buildings 10/14 2AM-6AM

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UPDATE – All power was restored at 6AM.

 

 

UPDATE – The power shutdown scheduled for tomorrow, 10/14, will be from 2AM – 6AM.

 

 

Facilities, Infrastructure and Risk Management (FIRM)

Facilities Management & Campus Services

 

TO:  Shutdown Group, Scott, Roberts, ANSYS, Hamerschlag

FROM:  Service Response Center

DATE:  October 12, 2021

SUBJECT: Power Shutdown Affecting Multiple Buildings 10/14 2AM-8AM

 

There will be a 6 hour power shutdown on Thursday, 10/14, from 2AM-8AM affecting Scott Hall, Roberts Hall, ANSYS and Hamerschlag Hall.  This shutdown is necessary in order to investigate equipment needed for the new Scaife Hall.

 

Please contact Lenny Libbon with any questions or concerns regarding this shutdown at 412-268-6148 or email LL1R@andrew.cmu.edu.

 

 

 

Oct 14

FMS — UPDATE – Power Shutdown Affecting Multiple Buildings 10/14 2AM-6AM

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UPDATE – All power was restored at 6AM.

 

 

UPDATE – The power shutdown scheduled for tomorrow, 10/14, will be from 2AM – 6AM.

 

 

Facilities, Infrastructure and Risk Management (FIRM)

Facilities Management & Campus Services

 

TO:  Shutdown Group, Scott, Roberts, ANSYS, Hamerschlag

FROM:  Service Response Center

DATE:  October 12, 2021

SUBJECT: Power Shutdown Affecting Multiple Buildings 10/14 2AM-8AM

 

There will be a 6 hour power shutdown on Thursday, 10/14, from 2AM-8AM affecting Scott Hall, Roberts Hall, ANSYS and Hamerschlag Hall.  This shutdown is necessary in order to investigate equipment needed for the new Scaife Hall.

 

Please contact Lenny Libbon with any questions or concerns regarding this shutdown at 412-268-6148 or email LL1R@andrew.cmu.edu.

 

 

 

Oct 14

FMS- UPDATE – Duquesne Light Riazzi Project – Starting 10/18

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TO:  Shutdown Group, All Facility Coordinators

FROM:  Service Response Center

SUBJECT: Duquesne Light Project – Providing A Reliable Power Source

 

Duquesne Light Company (DLC) is making significant investments in infrastructure to ensure resilient power systems and services for CMU and other customers in the Oakland area – including the recent construction of the Riazzi Substation on Boundary Street.  Connecting our campus to the new infrastructure includes a three phase project lasting 25 days that replaces existing high voltage circuits serving CMU with new circuits. 

 

DLC has coordinated the work to minimize potential disruptions with only momentary power blips at the Robert Mehrabian Collaborative Innovation Center (CIC)  building – no planned disruptions on main campus.  However, the middle phase of the project requires a temporary modification to the configuration of our redundant power connections.  During this eight day period, if there is a utility company power loss on circuits serving main campus, affected buildings will be transferred manually to the redundant circuit.  The manual transfer process will take hours and the building emergency generators will automatically power critical loads.  While the circuits serving the campus are highly reliable and DLC has coordinated the work to avoid unplanned issues, a utility company power loss is always possible and departments should review their Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plans to account for these potential disruptions. If you need assistance and/or support in reviewing or updating your Plans, please contact drbc@andrew.cmu.edu.  

 

DLC would like to start the work soon and we anticipate the middle phase in late October.  FMCS will provide details on the timing of the three phases in the near future.

 

Please send an email to Shannon Wetzel at swetzel@andrew.cmu.edu if you have any questions about the DLC project.