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Uniformat D5090 · Electrical

Uninterruptible power supply

Also called UPS

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Municipal lives for electrical (D50)

39 municipalities in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta state a life for electrical as a whole, in 30 distinct tables: 10–50 years, median 20. 47 rows come from capital asset policies (accounting lives, used for amortization) and 7 from asset management plans (planning lives, used to forecast replacement). They describe the system rather than this component, and none is a measured life.

Median 20 yearsKingston: Electrical Equipment, 10 yearsGrey Highlands: Exterior Lighting, 15 yearsMeaford: Electrical - Exterior Lighting, 15 yearsThe Blue Mountains: Exterior Lighting, 15 yearsLloydminster: Permanent Structures - Electrical, 20 yearsLloydminster: Portable Structures - Electrical, 20 yearsComox Valley: HVAC systems, mechanical, plumbing, wiring, etc., 20 yearsCranbrook: HVAC, plumbing, lighting, etc, 20 yearsParksville: Electrical Infrastructure, 20 yearsTelkwa: Electrical/Plumbing/Fire, 20 yearsAmherstburg: Mechanical/Electrical - HVA, Lighting, Security systems, Electrical Panel, 20 yearsGrey Highlands: Interior Lighting, 20 yearsGrey Highlands: Ice Surface Lighting, 20 yearsHuron: Patrol Yards - Building Electrical, 20 yearsHuron: Property Services - Building Electrical, 20 yearsHuron: Housing - Building Electrical, 20 yearsHuron: Homes for the Aged - Electrical, 20 yearsKenora: Buildings - Electrical System, 20 yearsLondon: Building Components - Services (HVAC, lighting, communication, plumbing etc.), 20 yearsMeaford: Electrical - Interior Lighting - Standard, 20 yearsMeaford: Electrical - Interior Lighting - High Wattage, 20 yearsMeaford: Electrical - Emergency Lighting, 20 yearsThe Blue Mountains: Interior Lighting, 20 yearsThe Blue Mountains: Ice Surface Lighting, 20 yearsWelland: HVAC/Electrical/Mechanical, 20 yearsDuncan and North Cowichan: Building Other (Electrical, Mechanical, etc.), 25 yearsLantzville: Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, 25 yearsTofino: Systems - mechanical, electrical, HVAC, 25 yearsBrantford: Buildings - Electrical, 25 yearsBrantford: Site Works - Lighting, 25 yearsGreater Napanee: E25 Plant Mechanical & Electrical, 25 yearsKirkland Lake: Buildings and Improvements - Mechanical/Electrical, 25 yearsRainy River: Building Improvements - Electrical/Plumbing, 25 yearsRainy River: Building Improvements - Electrical/Plumbing, 25 yearsThe Blue Mountains: Electrical System, 25 yearsBrockton: Mechanical/Electrical (Heating/Cooling System, Refridgerating System), 40 yearsGreater Madawaska and Quinte West: Electrical, 40 yearsSimcoe: Electrical, 40 yearsTrent Lakes: Electrical, 40 yearsMeaford: Electrical - System, 50 yearsFort St. James, Revelstoke and 3 more: Electrical/Plumbing/Fire, 15–20 yearsOkanagan-Similkameen: Electrical/Plumbing/Fire, 15–20 yearsSalmo: Electrical/Plumbing/Fire, 15–20 yearsVulcan County: HVAC (electrical, mechanical), 20–30 yearsBancroft, Centre Hastings and 2 more: Electrical/Plumbing, 25–30 years0102030405060

Years. Each dot is one stated life and each bar a stated range; equal values stack. Hollow marks are planning lives from asset management plans; filled marks are accounting lives from policies. The dashed line is the median. Policies that copy the same table count once.

All 45 stated lives
MunicipalityAs writtenYearsKindSource
KingstonElectrical Equipment10accountingp15 · 2016
Grey HighlandsExterior Lighting15accountingp11 · 2026
MeafordElectrical - Exterior Lighting15accountingp17 · 2020
The Blue MountainsExterior Lighting15accountingp11 · 2019
Fort St. James, Revelstoke, Rossland, Sicamous, Tumbler Ridge · same tableElectrical/Plumbing/Fire15–20accountingp5, p9, p7, p9, p5 · 2010
Okanagan-SimilkameenElectrical/Plumbing/Fire15–20accountingp11 · 2023
SalmoElectrical/Plumbing/Fire15–20accountingp6 · 2016
LloydminsterPermanent Structures - Electrical20accountingp11 · 2023
LloydminsterPortable Structures - Electrical20accountingp11 · 2023
Comox ValleyHVAC systems, mechanical, plumbing, wiring, etc.20accountingp6 · 2010
CranbrookHVAC, plumbing, lighting, etc20accountingp9 · 2010
ParksvilleElectrical Infrastructure20accountingp9 · 2023
TelkwaElectrical/Plumbing/Fire20accountingp8
AmherstburgMechanical/Electrical - HVA, Lighting, Security systems, Electrical Panel20accountingp8 · 2026
Grey HighlandsInterior Lighting20accountingp11 · 2026
Grey HighlandsIce Surface Lighting20accountingp11 · 2026
HuronPatrol Yards - Building Electrical20planningp42 · 2025
HuronProperty Services - Building Electrical20planningp57 · 2025
HuronHousing - Building Electrical20planningp68 · 2025
HuronHomes for the Aged - Electrical20planningp77 · 2025
KenoraBuildings - Electrical System20accountingp15 · 2026
LondonBuilding Components - Services (HVAC, lighting, communication, plumbing etc.)20accountingp2 · 2023
MeafordElectrical - Interior Lighting - Standard20accountingp17 · 2020
MeafordElectrical - Interior Lighting - High Wattage20accountingp17 · 2020
MeafordElectrical - Emergency Lighting20accountingp17 · 2020
The Blue MountainsInterior Lighting20accountingp11 · 2019
The Blue MountainsIce Surface Lighting20accountingp11 · 2019
WellandHVAC/Electrical/Mechanical20accountingp8 · 2021
Vulcan CountyHVAC (electrical, mechanical)20–30accountingp5 · 2024
Duncan, North Cowichan · same tableBuilding Other (Electrical, Mechanical, etc.)25accountingp17, p9 · 2011
LantzvilleElectrical, Mechanical, Plumbing25accountingp11 · 2019
TofinoSystems - mechanical, electrical, HVAC25accountingp12 · 2009
BrantfordBuildings - Electrical25planningp10 · 2025
BrantfordSite Works - Lighting25planningp10 · 2025
Greater NapaneeE25 Plant Mechanical & Electrical25accountingp16 · 2012
Kirkland LakeBuildings and Improvements - Mechanical/Electrical25accountingp10 · 2020
Rainy RiverBuilding Improvements - Electrical/Plumbing25accountingp11 · 2010
Rainy RiverBuilding Improvements - Electrical/Plumbing25planningp17 · 2026
The Blue MountainsElectrical System25accountingp11 · 2019
Bancroft, Centre Hastings, Hastings Highlands, Wollaston · same tableElectrical/Plumbing25–30accountingp5, p4, p6, p5
BrocktonMechanical/Electrical (Heating/Cooling System, Refridgerating System)40accountingp2 · 2009
Greater Madawaska, Quinte West · same tableElectrical40accountingp17, p38 · 2025
SimcoeElectrical40accountingp19 · 2025
Trent LakesElectrical40accountingp10 · 2009
MeafordElectrical - System50accountingp17 · 2020

Of 54 rows, 2 were compared with an image of their page; 52 were matched to their page automatically (the label and number appear in the page text). Follow the page link before relying on an automatically matched row. About the policies · All approved rows as JSON

What this entry needs

  • Service life sources: municipal asset management plans and capital asset policies that state a life for it, manufacturer literature, or open research.
  • Maintenance tasks: manufacturer manual requirements, and standards referenced by clause number.
  • Replacement records: install and removal dates from real buildings. These are what eventually earn an entry grade A.

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