Press Release - Date: December 17, 2018 |
Bellwether Management Solutions has been selected by Weakley County Municipal System, in Martin, TN, to provide AMI Meter Installation and Project Management services as part of Weakley County's Smart Grid Project. The deployment of 21,000 meters will begin in December of 2018 and is anticipated to be complete in December of 2019.
Metering Equipment and Services Supplier Article - Date: December 17, 2018 |  |
“Learned this morning that Mark with Bellwether finished installing all of the electric meters, as contracted. I would like to commend the Bellwether Staff and Harry. They coordinated and worked so well together, it can only be described as “poetry in motion”, it was Team Work in every sense of the word. I always received the changeout information in a timely matter and the information was accurate. I only requested a few photos because of customers insistence that the old meter read was wr
ong and each time I was able to show them a picture of the meter with the same ending read as the read on their bill. Bellwether is a very professional outfit and it was an absolute delight and honor to have them assist us in this very important project.”
Tammie Simmons
Consumer Billing Supervisor
City of Laurinburg, NC… more…Central Service Association and Professional Computer Systems Announce Collaboration Press Release - Date: November 28, 2018 |
Central Service Association and Professional Computer Systems Announce Collaboration
TUPELO, MS and DENISON, IA – November 30, 2018 – Central Service Association (CSA), a member-owned technology cooperative based in Tupelo, Miss., has reached an agreement to purchase the assets of Professional Computer Systems, Co. (PCS), based in Denison, Iowa. This agreement will expand both the product offerings and service area for each company.
The two companies serve a combined 160+ utilities
in 29 states, plus the island of Bermuda, with very little territory overlap. While both companies primarily provide billing, financial and related software to public utilities, specific products and technologies from each may now be made available to the other’s customers to help fill specific needs. Each company will continue to operate from their respective headquarters and each will maintain current or increased staffing and service levels as they build for the future.
The collaboration will allow PCS to offer an “enterprise solution” to its customers as it initially adds CSA’s Orbit(tm) Meter Data Management and UtiliSuite(tm), a complete multi-service GIS/Engineering package, to its product set. The companies already have some key integration in place, and their dedication to Microsoft platforms and MultiSpeak(tm) standards points toward a smooth transition. Additionally, PCS clients will also be able to take part in CSA sponsored employee benefit plans. These benefits include defined contribution (401k & 457) and defined benefit (traditional pension) retirement plans, life insurance, retiree health, dental and pharmacy plans from nationally known companies like Voya and Mass Mutual.
Kim Ingerslev, President and CEO of PCS, states, “The CSA and PCS union is a natural for the two companies. Both companies have a long history of serving the utility industry by providing leading-edge software and solution development, and exceptional customer support. Clients and the industry will benefit from the combined investment into people and products.”
“We are excited to add PCS’s assets - human, physical and intellectual - to the CSA family,” Tom Underwood, CEO and General Manager at Central Service Association said. “This opens markets and technologies for both companies and will provide some economies of scale that will make each company stronger and better able to serve its customers.”
Upon closing on January 1, 2019 Professional Computer Systems will become Professional Computer Solutions, LLC and will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Central Service Association.
The existing management, technical and support personnel at PCS will remain in place after the purchase.
Underwood explained, “We want this transition to be as smooth as possible. PCS is already a successful company with loyal customers, and we want to assure them that we are not going to do anything to risk changing that. We are, where appropriate and fundamentally sound, planning to share products, technology, human intelligence and other resources to ensure that both companies are serving their respective utilities in the best possible way, but there are no significant personnel or technology platform changes planned or expected in the foreseeable future.”
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About Central Service Association (CSA)
On January 3, 1938, Central Service Association was incorporated as a member-owned association to create a method of using centralized expertise to perform utility customer billing and other joint services that were determined as useful to the efficient operation of public utilities. Today, CSA is still operated without profit and for the benefit of its members.
In its 80-plus year history, CSA has grown to serve the entire seven-state Tennessee Valley area and has recently begun marketing efforts outside its previous boundaries. What began as a manual billing service has grown into an association offering a very comprehensive range of modern, computerized information systems to assist in all areas of utility operations and management to more than 100 utilities.
Today, CSA’s Orbit(tm) customer, financial and work management systems represent the latest technology and the greatest value in the IT arena. In addition, the Association offers UtiliSuite(tm) GIS/mapping software, meter data management, professional and consulting services, networking, Internet services, hardware and software sales, related supplies and printed forms, employee benefit plans, and other assistance incident to the provision of support to public utilities. For more information about CSA visit www.csa1.com.
Media Contact:
Roger Smith
, Chief Business Development Officer, rsmith@csa1.com
About Professional Computer Systems, Co. (PCS)
PCS has been serving the utility industry with billing and accounting software solutions since 1981. PCS offers Utilit-e Solutions, an integrated suite of premier software applications for the utility industry. The suite includes: Utilit-e Connect, a customer information system and utility billing application; Utilit-e Insight, a comprehensive financial accounting solution; Utilit-e Online, an e-Commerce solution; and Utilit-e Central, an application software hosting service. PCS provides many Smart Grid interfaces to open third party applications such as AMI, MDM, GIS, OMS, IVR allowing choices of solutions. PCS’ customer support personnel know and understand the utility environment and how that encompasses your support needs. For more information about PCS, visit www.pcsco.com.
Media Contact:
Kim Ingerslev
, President and CEO, kimi@pcsco.com
… more…The Arbor Day Foundation’s Energy-Saving Trees and Community Canopy Programs Launches Fall Planting Season Press Release - Date: October 18, 2018 |
Lincoln, Nebr. (October 18, 2018) – The Arbor Day Foundation announced today the beginning of its fall tree planting initiatives through its Energy-Saving Trees and Community Canopy programs. Through these two community-based consumer education programs more than 27,000 trees will be distributed by 29partners including utility companies, cities, states, nonprofits and corporate partners across the United States bringing the total number of trees placed in homeowner’s, customers, communities and
employee’s hands free of charge over the last three years to more than 285,000.
Energy-Saving Trees is a research-based, easy-to-use online mapping tool that takes the guesswork out of tree planting. Local utility companies partner with the Arbor Day Foundation to provide trees to their local customers, helping to promote energy savings. By entering simple information about your home and yard, the tool calculates where to specifically and strategically plant trees for the greatest energy- and money-saving benefits. Planting the right tree in the right place is key to maximizing the energy-saving benefits that trees provide. When planted properly, a single tree can save a homeowner up to 20% on energy costs. Additionally, trees much more than provide energy savings to the homeowner. They also provide tangible benefits for the entire community: improved air quality, reduced storm water runoff, beautification of your neighborhood, reduced urban heat island effect, and a smaller carbon footprint, just to name a few.
“At Duke Energy we love trees and know our customers do too, said Nick Esposito, Duke Energy Florida
Sr Vegetation Management Specialist. “Our partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation has provided a great way to give back to our customers while informing them of the benefits of trees, where to plant them to maximize those benefits, and how to prevent conflicts with overhead power lines.”
Similar to the Energy Saving-Trees program, the Community Canopy program is designed to offer companies, cities, states, and nonprofit organizations a turnkey approach to providing trees to customers, employees or other members of their community. Community Canopy provides both the mechanism and the strategy for offering a sustainable program to community residents that has the ability to impact energy conservation, water management, air quality, and carbon sequestration. Like the Energy-Savings Tree program, the Community Canopy program provides homeowners with trees and education, ensuring they plant the right tree in the right place. Trees are reserved through an online mapping tool that takes the guesswork out of where to plant the tree on a specific property that will help maximize the air, water, energy, and carbon benefits of their tree.
"We were looking for a creative and user-friendly way to engage our residents about urban forestry, said Ian Jurgensen, Sustainability Project Manager, Office of Sustainability and Energy, City of Orlando. “The Community Canopy program is the perfect fit for combining functionality, education and technology to help get trees planted in the City of Orlando."
New partners this season include: Boulder County, Colorado, California Urban Forest Council, City of Bremerton, Washington, Cleveland Tree Coalition, Ohio, City of Fountain, Colorado, City of Highland, Indiana, Entergy (Tx, MS, AK and LA) as well as the State of Delaware (Dover). Returning partners for the fall season include: Avista Utility, BGE, Centerpoint Energy, City of Orlando, City of Sarasota, FL, City of Spokane, WA, Cleveland Clinic, Edmond Electric, Liberty Utilities, Howard Hughes Corporation, Idaho Power, Utilities Commission of New Smyrna Beach, FL, OG&E, Oncor, Puget Sound Energy, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, SMUD, State of Rhode Island, Taking Root, and Tullahoma Utilities Authority.
Trees from these two programs are projected to save $2.6 million in energy and provide $6.2 million in total environmental benefits. The online tool for both programs was made possible through a grant from the UPS Foundation. It was developed by the Davey Tree Expert Company and the Arbor Day Foundation, and powered by i-Tree research. To learn more about getting your community involved in Energy-Saving Trees or Community Canopy please visit arborday.org.
… more…Press Release - Date: September 27, 2018 |
The updated AreaMax product line leads in lumens, while maintaining its recognizable, lightweight housing, proven surge protection and distinctive diffuse light.
September 27, 2018… Renton, WA. The evolution continues as LED lighting manufacturer Evluma announces an updated release of its AreaMax LED street and area light product family. Utilizing premium performance LEDs from leading vendors, the updated AreaMax leaps ahead of competitors in efficacy, achieving up to 160 lm/W, and over a
40% increase in light output over previous models. Adding to the 40W, 55W and 70W options, Evluma breaks out with an 80W and 100W option on the high end as a true 250W HID replacement and a 30W option on the low end. All wattages are offered in Type III or Type V light distributions and in a wide range of correlated color temperatures (CCT): 2700K to 5000K.
While the updated product line offers efficacy improvements and a more uniform light distribution, the AreaMax retains its distinctive soft, diffuse light. Evluma’s proven 20kV/10kA surge protection is still offered standard with every luminaire and the company has chosen to maintain the classic lightweight housing. Photocontrol Failsafe, the maintenance saving technology that eliminates the need to replace failed photocontrols, is built-in to every model. The AreaMax is backed by a 10-year warranty; the same comprehensive warranty Evluma has offered since 2014.
“With the significant increase in lumen output, current customers can maintain their existing lighting program, but can choose to transition to lower wattages,” says Evluma VP of Sales and Marketing David Tanonis. Evluma recommends that current 40W customers purchase the 30W product, and current 70W customers purchase the new 55W model for comparative light output but for less watts. Evluma continues to offer a Dark-Sky Friendly model for those concerned with light pollution and trespass. The light shield accessory has also been updated.
See the 2018 AreaMax in Booth #407 at IES Street and Area Lighting Conference September 30 – October 3, 2018 in Orlando Florida. The 2018 AreaMax is available for order immediately with an estimated 8-week lead time. Lead time may vary depending on the model ordered.
The updated, 2018 AreaMax line will function with Evluma’s ConnectLED app, however, current license holders may need to update their copy of the app.
About Evluma
Evluma is committed to developing environmentally low impact LED lighting solutions that are affordable and long lasting. Evluma’s high standard of customer service enables a constant feedback stream to their Renton, Washington facility to create products that meet the needs of the utilities and contractors they work with every day. The Evluma AreaMax LED luminaire is the utility standard in area and security lighting. Evluma celebrated a 10-year anniversary May 2018.
… more…Press Release - Date: September 12, 2018 |
RelaySimTest is a software solution for system-based protection testing with OMICRON test equipment that takes a novel, future-oriented approach: the test is independent of relay type and relay manufacturer and the often very extensive parameter settings. Instead, it completely focuses on the correct behavior of the protection system. This is made possible by simulating realistic events in the power system.
Compared to conventional test methods (such as settings-based testing with Test Un
iverse), RelaySimTest can detect errors in the settings, logic and design of the protection system much better. This allows testers to verify the correct behavior of their protection system faster and with a higher testing quality than ever before. Complementary to testing with Test Universe, RelaySimTest contributes to a more reliable power system.
Simple and flexible operation
Predefined test templates give you a quick and easy start in standard testing situations. Thanks to the flexible network editor, even complex power systems can be simulated. The correct behavior of the protection system can be easily checked in all scenarios by placing faults and circuit-breaker events. The calculated test signals can be analyzed in advance and then executed via the test device.
Remote testing
For example, testing a line protection is very simple: RelaySimTest automatically calculates the test signals and then starts its time-synchronized execution from one PC. The test equipment can be synchronized, for example, by a PTP Grandmaster Clock (e.g. CMGPS 588 or CMIRIG-B). Subsequently, all of the protection system’s reactions are evaluated centrally. This not only makes execution faster and easier, but also aids you in troubleshooting. Test equipment can also be controlled from a PC at remote locations via an Internet connection.
Logic and scheme testing
The indispensable test of logic in protection systems usually involves a complex sequence of states triggered by trip and close commands. Thanks to the patented “Iterative Closed-Loop” method, RelaySimTest can automatically build the test sequence according to the trip and close commands. Testing, for example the coordination of an auto-reclose function in the system, becomes simple and transparent.
For more detailed information, please visit www.omicronenergy.com/relaysimtest.
Possible videos:
Getting started RelaySimTest 2.00 (quiet long and a bit boring): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onDjadSF5no
Traveling Wave (maybe not so relevant at this time): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3qK65LkvrE&t=9s
Iterative Closed Loop (maybe refers to the text part before): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_lRgJ9_Gcc&t=13s
Busbar commissioning (a bit outdated but interesting and with acting people):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsK3fHHUNHQ&index=2&list=PLzmbZeI1bhu8JgdDnb27jLh982bRjBqPH
Distance Relay testing (a bit outdated but interesting and with acting people):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mNAalfSTVY&index=1&list=PLzmbZeI1bhu8JgdDnb27jLh982bRjBqPH
… more…Energy New England, LLC Announces Additions to Energy Efficiency Press Release - Date: September 11, 2018 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: John G. Tzimorangas, 508‐698‐1234
ENERGY NEW ENGLAND, LLC ANNOUNCES ADDITIONS TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Foxboro, MA – September 11, 2018 ‐ Energy New England, LLC (ENE), a leader in Power Supply, Risk Management and Energy Efficiency services has announced addition team members to the Energy Efficiency division of the organization. President and CEO John G. Tzimorangas made the following announcement at the company headq
uarters in Foxboro on Monday, September 10th:
Please join me in welcoming Mark Scribner and Sarah Doherty to Energy New England. Mark has joined us in the role of Program Manager, Electric Vehicles. Mark is an experienced electric vehicle outreach and marketing professional with proven expertise in vehicle technology, charging infrastructure, EV policy, and energy efficiency. A member of the MA ZEV Commission’s Outreach Working Group since 2016, Mark also has extensive prior experience leading consumer outreach initiatives for several regional electric vehicle advocacy groups. He has spoken and presented at numerous high-profile public events at the state and municipal level, provided strategic planning and execution for EV outreach campaigns with key national and regional partners, and published persuasive and influential electric vehicle advocacy and policy analyses. Before entering the electric vehicle and energy efficiency field he managed training, technology support and quality systems in a highly regulated industry. Mark received his BS in Transportation from the University of Maryland School of Business. Mark will be a great asset as ENE launches Electric Vehicle Program services this fall.
Sarah Doherty started in June and will fill the role of Operations Administrator for RCS programs. She will be overseeing operations for the RCS program including general department operations, rebate processing, multi-family installations, and many of the new services ENE is offering. Sarah is a research, writing and customer services professional joining us after finishing her MA in Educational Psychology from Hunter College. She studied statistics, research methods, human learning and interaction with new information and technology. She joins us after a successful, 13-year career as the Director of Education in the fashion industry in New York City. After graduating with a BA in Journalism from New York University in 2001, Sarah worked as a general assignment reporter for two newspapers in Massachusetts, covering the commercial fishing industry and local government for The New Bedford Standard-Times and local government, education, and arts for Nantucket’s Inquirer & Mirror. Her organization, training, and customer service skills will complement our team and help deliver accurate, accessible information and unparalleled service to our clients.
John G. Tzimorangas, President and CEO of ENE commented, “With Mark and Sarah joining the ENE team, we have strengthened our Energy Efficiency team and better positions the organization to enhance the current offerings and begin to service the additional requests and needs of our customers in a manner providing exceptional customer service. Both individuals have extensive experience in the Energy Efficiency area and provide a wealth of experience from previous engagements that can be brought to ENE and challenge the standard energy efficiency processes and help move ENE forward in providing exceptional service to its customers.”
About ENE - Energy New England, LLC (www.ene.org) is a leading provider of wholesale and retail energy services. The company conducts more than $300M in structured transactions annually, manages 1,200 MWs of energy, and has also grown to become the leading provider of conservation and efficiency services for the public power community in the region. The company’s customer base has grown exponentially over the past few years. Its comprehensive portfolio includes power supply and risk management services, energy and water conservation services, energy brokering, renewable energy solutions and lobbying and representative services. Energy New England has customers situated throughout New England as well as other power pools. The company works with an increasing number of utilities, independent power producers, industrial, commercial and institutional facilities, municipalities and non‐profits.
… more…White Paper - Date: May 22, 2018 |
When Johnson City Power Board (JCPB) re-branded itself as BrightRidge in 2017, it was a good time for the utility to take stock of its current standing and evaluate its future technology needs. Chief Data Officer Eric Egan recalls that in 2010, when the utility decided to invest in a Tantalus Utility Network (TUNet) advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system from Tantalus Systems to meet a requirement to support time-of-use rates, he was skeptical that JCPB would see a positive return on the
investment. Today, he’s happy to admit that he was wrong.
Most utilities do a business case evaluation before investing in an AMI system, but not many go back a few years after deployment to measure and evaluate the payoff of smart grid technology. BrightRidge went the extra mile and took a closer look at the performance of their Tantalus system in the summer of 2017 after the system had been in place for more than five years. To say that utility executives were pleasantly surprised at the results would be an understatement.
Read Full Article Here: http://www.tantalus.com/pdf/articles/Tantalus%20-%20Tennessee%20Utility%20Seeing%20Unexpected%20Benefits%20from%20AMI.pdf… more…Press Release - Date: May 22, 2018 |
Mar 28, 2018
Tantalus Surpasses Two Million Active Utility Endpoints in Over 150 Utilities
The company’s growth in 2017 solidifies its place as a market leader in grid modernization
RALEIGH, NC – March 28, 2018 —Tantalus Systems, a smart grid technology company that helps utilities make smarter decisions, announced today that 24 additional Municipal and Cooperative utilities, representing over 365,000 electric meters, selected the company as its advanced metering infrastruc
ture (AMI) and grid modernization partner. The Tantalus Utility Network (TUNet©) system is now deployed on over two million active smart grid-enabled endpoints across more than 150 electric and multi-commodity utilities throughout North America, the Caribbean Basin and Central America. TUNet combines a powerful communications network with robust distributed computing to deliver near-real-time, actionable data from across a utility’s distribution grid. In addition to the two million active electric endpoints, Tantalus also supports meter reading of over 200,000 water and gas meters across the company’s customer base.
Over the past several years, Tantalus secured its place as a market-leading partner for the Municipal and Cooperative utility segment. In addition to the strong growth in its customer base in 2017, Tantalus secured 23 utilities representing 350,000 electric meters in 2016 as new customers. By adding 47 new Municipal and Cooperative utilities over the past 24 months, Tantalus continues to demonstrate its unique ability to deliver a valuable solution that meets the needs of this important market segment within the electric, water and gas utility industry. As part of this strong growth in market share, Tantalus’ growing customer base is also integrating multiple solutions onto the TUNet network, including distributed energy resource management, grid optimization and streetlight control to modernize their grids and communities.
“Tantalus’ mission centers around the delivery of technology that improves the reliability, operating efficiency and profitability of utilities,” said Peter Londa, CEO of Tantalus. “We strive to help utilities develop a sustainable business model to support the needs of their respective communities. To witness such rapid growth in our customer base is a testament to our company’s ability to deliver a differentiated solution that meets the specific needs of the market segment we are pursuing.”
“As modern utilities are challenged to compete amid economic and regulatory constraints, smart grid solutions are an important tool to keep operating costs low and customer satisfaction high,” said Pavel Molchanov, senior vice present and equity research analyst at Raymond James. “Even after consolidation in recent years, the smart grid technologies arena remains crowded. The deployment numbers that Tantalus has secured solidify its place as one of the leaders among private companies in the space.”
About Tantalus
Tantalus is a smart grid technology company that helps utilities make smarter decisions. Through its smart grid applications and reliable communications platform, Tantalus provides utilities with near-real-time, actionable data from across their distribution grid to lower operating costs and increase grid resiliency. Tantalus’ tailored solutions leverage existing utility assets while offering utilities a robust network of advanced metering infrastructure and intelligent endpoints to help guarantee coverage, provide unmatched asset visibility and control and support new endpoint applications and protocols as they become available and standardized. For more information, please visit www.tantalus.com.… more…Quick and easy three-phase testing Press Release - Date: April 18, 2018 |
New test system TESTRANO 600: Compact, powerful, unique.
With TESTRANO 600, OMICRON has developed the world’s first portable, three-phase test sys-tem, which supports all common electrical tests on power transformers. Weighing just 44 lbs/20 kg, it is ideal for routine and diagnostic testing on-site and during factory acceptance tests (FAT). In addition, its innovative design significantly reduces wiring efforts, cutting down testing time to one third compared to conventional single-phase te
sting.
One system – multiple tests
With TESTRANO 600, operators need just one common setup to perform multiple tests, such as transformer turns ratio, exciting current, DC winding resistance, dynamic resistance, short-circuit impedance / leakage reactance as well as frequency response of stray losses (FRSL). By com-bining it with the accessory CP TD1, it can also test power/dissipation factor and capacitance up to 12 kV.
The magic number “3”
In order to work with TESTRANO 600, just three cables have to be connected: One to the high-voltage side, one to the low-voltage side and one to the tap changer. Three integrated sources ensure measurements with high accuracy and make TESTRANO 600 a powerful test system (3x 33 A DC and 400 V AC). Compared to conventional single-phase test sets, a true three-phase test system offers several advantages, such as shorter testing times when energizing all three phases at once, and a fully automated control of the tap changer during testing.
Flexible and smart operation
In order to fulfill individual customer requirements, TESTRANO 600 offers a flexible operating design. It can be operated via the smart TESTRANO TouchControl on the integrated touch dis-play or by using the established Primary Test ManagerTM software on the laptop.
Active discharge and quick demagnetization
The controlled discharging function (patent pending) of TESTRANO 600 automatically discharges the winding within seconds, for example, after resistance tests have been performed. This in-creases efficiency and safety during testing.
Operators can also quickly demagnetize the power transformer’s core before and after testing using TESTRANO 600. Demagnetization is recommended after DC has been applied on a power transformer, for example, during winding resistance tests. A demagnetized core reduces the risk of high inrush currents and avoids the influence of a magnetized core on subsequent tests, such as excitation current tests or sweep frequency response analysis.
Safety first
TESTRANO 600 follows the “safety first” principles and is equipped with an emergency stop button as well as safety and warning lights. The unique connector plugs and the simple wiring concept with labelled connection leads leave an extremely narrow margin for wiring errors.
Compact and rugged for on-site testing
With all its accessories, TESTRANO 600 comes in a portable case and is easy to transport. Its rugged design makes it ideal for on-site testing even in rough operating conditions. All in all, TESTRANO 600 brings on-site and factory acceptance testing of power transformers to a new level – it has never been so quick and easy.
Watch a video of the Knoxville Utilities Board use a TESTRANO 600 test set to test a trans-former with a single test set connection
http://www.tdworld.com/td-how/transformer-testing-one-time-test-connection
Watch the TESTRANO 600 video
https://www.omicronenergy.com/newTESTRANO600/
… more…White Paper - Date: April 18, 2018 |
Most utilities agree it's time to rethink the way they charge for electricity. They understand that technological advances and power generation alternatives are making current approaches obsolete. New rate designs can profoundly affect the choices their customers make. The real debate is over what tomorrow's rate designs should look like. There are many possibilities. To learn more:
http://info.burnsmcd.com/utility-rate-design-white-paper-appa… more…ELECTRICITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA ENGAGES EXCERGY’S TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE FOR STRATEGY ROADMAP Press Release - Date: March 19, 2018 |
When ElectriCities of North Carolina needed to identify future technology offerings for its approximately 80 Member utilities, they turned to Excergy for our strategy development expertise.
Using state-of-the-art alignment optimization technology from SchellingPoint, Excergy staff helped the organization identify which future technology offerings were most beneficial to the public power communities across North Carolina and in parts of South Carolina and Virginia. “Pairing this approach
with our standard technology roadmap methodology results in a more viable, valuable and endorsed plan that sets a new standard of practice for our clients,” explains Lynn Adams, Excergy vice president.
The Strategic Technology Roadmap extends ElectriCities’ existing technology and services offerings to its Members to address pressing industry trends. The Roadmap identified offerings in the areas of project delivery services, CIS and customer engagement, design and mapping, AMI, demand response, distributed energy resources, Smart Cities/Internet of Things, and operations.
“It’s great when you can tie your recommendations back to the SchellingPoint results because supporting data is extremely helpful,” said Andy Fusco, vice president of Member Services and Corporate Planning. “I really did not know what to expect from the SchellingPoint process, but was pleasantly surprised with the depth and value of data it produced.”
Excergy CEO Jim Ketchledge noted, “Excergy believes in the transformative power of utility technology to make people’s lives more productive and sustainable. ElectriCities mission is similar to ours, and we are proud to support ElectriCities and their Members any way we can.”
Excergy recently participated in the ElectriCities Annual Conference with sponsorship and a speaking engagement. Excergy Executive Consultant Mark Hatfield participated in a panel Q&A session entitled “Technology Now and Beyond: It’s More Than AMI.” In support of our ongoing commitment to the municipal utility industry, Excergy sponsored the event as well.
Excergy Corporation, a leading provider of consulting and systems integration services to the energy and water utility industry, provides the right team of focused experts to deliver peak performance on projects critical to the future of leading organizations. Their expert consultants, project managers, engineers, and IT professionals have a deep, practical understanding of the industry based on planning and implementing solutions across North America. Visit excergy.com for more information, or to contact Excergy.
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