Mission

To promote, on an industry wide basis, the exchange of information, ideas and experiences of all electric and communications utility members in the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of (primarily underground) transmission and distribution systems to meet our customer’s needs for electric service in a safe, reliable, cost effective and environmentally acceptable manner consistent with sound utility practices.

To develop guidelines for members’ voluntary use in their specification and application of materials, designs, work methods, policies and procedures that will minimize the life-cycle costs and improve the performance of the system to best meet customers’ needs.
To maintain a liaison with domestic and international organizations such as IEEE, EEI, ANSI, PCEA and other regional underground committees.