| Job Title |
Load Dispatcher |
| Job Description |
Coordinates Activities Of Personnel Engaged In Operating
Generating Stations, Substations, And Lines Of Electric Power
System Or Electrified Railway System To Ensure Adequate
Production And Distribution Of Electricity To Meet Power
Demands: In Smaller System, Calculates Load Estimates According
To Corrected Weather And Consumer-demand Records And Notifies
Switchboard Operator (utilities) At Generating Stations Of
Electric Power Required To Meet Fluctuating Demands; Or In
Larger Systems Receives Load Schedule For Various Generating
Stations From Power-plant Operator (utilities). Monitors Control
Board Showing Operating Condition Of Lines And Equipment
Throughout System And Makes Adjustments Or Directs Workers To
Make Adjustments As Conditions Warrant. Directs Substation
Operator (utilities) And Other Workers To Deenergize
Malfunctioning Circuits Or Adjusts Switches To Ensure Safety Of
Maintenance Crew And Avoid Interruptions Of Service During
Repairs. Notifies Maintenance Crew Of Location And
Deenergization Of Troubled Sector, And Verifies That Workers Are
Clear Of Repaired Equipment Before Directing Energization Of
Circuit. Contacts Other Utilities By Telephone To Arrange
Exchange Of Power According To Existing Contracts Or In
Emergency And Coordinates Tie-in With Other Systems. Compiles
Operational Records. May Operate Console Of Computer Which Is
Programmed To Automatically Perform Load-control Functions. May
Calculate Discharge Rate Of Water In Reservoirs Utilizing
Reports Of Rain, River Flow, And Water Level In Reservoirs, And
Directs Setting Of Watergates At Hydroelectric Plant To
Coordinate Water Flow And Power Generation With Irrigation And
Flood Control Requirements. May Compute Bills For Power
Delivered To Interconnected Utilities. May Be Responsible For
Section Of System And Be Designated Load Dispatcher, Local
(utilities).
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