History of TLE
Acronyms
Standards
Safety
Managers
100

The only manager to have served as OH manager and UG manager in non-concurrent times

Who is Jim Winn?

100

This is the term that is put "on" a transmission line for worker safety and sectionalizes outage.

What is an NRA?

100

This team is led by Brian Reynolds

What is the Standards team?

100

This type of clothing is required in a substation.

What is FR clothing?

100

This managers daughter is named Hazel.

Who is Phyllis?

200

TLE left its home in Westborough during this year

When was 2009?

200

This term refers to sensitive, non-classified information about critical energy infrastructure that could be used to plan an attack.

What is CEII?

200

The standard height of an insulator disc.

What is 5-3/4"?

200

These are designed to a nd critical for detecting hazardous conditions like low oxygen, toxic gases, and combustible gases that could cause an explosion. 

What are multi-gas detectors?

200

The first of all the managers to start their employment at Grid.

Who is Pauline Bassil?

300

This is the year that UG joined the TLE group

When was 2017?

300

451, 452, Commerford, and Sandy Pond are all components of this network.

What is the HVDC?

300

These are the standard sizes for 115 kV XLPE Underground Transmission Cable

What are 1000 kcmil CU, 2000 kcmil CU, and 5000 kcmil CU?

300

A circuit is considered dead after these two actions. 

What is when the circuit is deenergized and grounded?

300

They were made famous by the handmade "Im Sorry" signage posted in and around the garage at Res Woods

Who is Phyllis Wall?

400

The first director of TLE

Who is Mark Browne?

400

This systems aims to redevelop the software used in managing the utility network

What is STREAMs?

400

In the termination support structure standard, these are the two types of foundations that are preferred for the termination support structure.

What are caisson and drilled pier foundations?

400

This person is the Head of Safety and Health at National Grid.

Who is Chris Paglia?

400

This manager forgot to bring their work boots to their first ever site visit back at the start of their National Grid employment

Who is Pauline Bassil?

500

These 7 engineers joined the company after 2018 in this order of longest tenure to shortest tenure.

Who are Alec, Sarah, John, Evan, Ryan, Marilyn, and Andrew?

500

This term is often used to describe Substation Control Systems

What is SCADA?

500

Also known as, H2.ST.SW.DD, the standard for this structure was recently published in December of 2024, after being installed on the C129 line in June of 2024

What is the Drop Down Switch?

500

These are the 5 Keys in SMITH Driver Training.

What is Aim high in steering, Get the big picture, keep your eyes moving, leave yourself an out, and make sure they see you?

500

This managers first office was in the basement of the Westborough office when they joined as an associate engineer

Who is Dan White?

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