Designing Electrical Overhead Distribution Lines

Registration Date/Time:
4/6/2027 07:30am Central Time

Event Dates/Times:

• 4/6/2027  8:00am - 5:00pm Central Time
• 4/7/2027  8:00am - 5:00pm Central Time
• 4/8/2027  8:00am - 3:00pm Central Time

This is a HyFlex (in-person and online) taught course. Please be prepared to attend all days either in-person or online. Contact us before registering if you have any questions. 

Students will create and log in to the Canvas course site with a NetID. Your registration email will have instructions on how to set up a NetID and password. 

Physical materials will be shipped to online students and available to in-person students on the first day of class. The online option for this course will close March 30, 2027 in order to ship materials to students on time. 

TEXTBOOK REQUIREMENT 

This course uses the 2023 National Electrical Safety Code(R) C2-2023 book. You are required to bring your own copy of the codebook to class. You can purchase the 2023 from the IEEE. 

Please watch the email you provide during registration for course updates and information. If you do not see emailed from the "wisc.edu" address, please check your spam folder. 

• Instructors

  R. John Miner

  President

  R. John Miner, PE, is president of Collaborative Learning, Inc. of Austin and San Antonio, Texas and has more than 40 years of experience in the electric utility industry. A course instructor for the University of Wisconsin for more than 20 years, Miner has conducted educational programs throughout the country and at several overseas locations. He earned a BS degree in electrical engineering with honors and an MS degree in engineering science from the University of Toledo.

  Erich Schoennagel

  Erich prepares educational materials and teaches a variety of programs including overhead and underground electrical transmission and distribution, NESC compliance, safety, and system performance and improvement. With CenterPoint Energy, he managed the Transmission Project Engineering group, which served the company’s needs for transmission system design, substation and telecom site improvement, and civil engineering for transmission, substation, distribution, and telecom structures. Beginning his utility career as a co-op student with Houston Lighting & Power, he gained exposure to power generation, fuel procurement, and civil engineering support. Upon graduation from Texas A&M University, he joined Houston Lighting & Power in the Civil Engineering group, where he designed structures and foundations for transmission, substation, distribution, and telecom projects. Erich then joined the Fossil Plant Engineering group where he designed civil engineering projects for the generation assets of the company, while continuing to support the projects of the power delivery system. Later he designed upgrades and new lines for the overhead and underground transmission system. Erich served for 15 years as a member advisor and later, chairman of the Underground Transmission Task Force for the Electric Power Research Institute until his retirement from CenterPoint Energy. There he directed research related to underground transmission and superconductivity. He was a board member of the annual TSDOS symposium, and a member of the American Concrete Institute 336 committee related to foundation design and construction. Erich received his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas.

• Program Director

  Shalini Bhat

This class requires the NESC 2023 code book. 

It can be purchased in print or PDF format at Techstreet: IEEE C2-2023 National Electrical Safety Code

Earn 2.0 CEUs, 20 PDHs with this course.