As a part of an Eastern mid-size electric utility’s Grid Modernization program, it will deploy a Distribution Management System (DMS) and Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS). To prepare for these initiatives and finalize the Statement of Work (SOW) with their selected software vendor, the utility will be revisiting the Grid Modernization roadmap and system requirements. This includes Distribution Management System (DMS)/Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) use cases and dependencies, along with prioritization/review of requirements to support the use cases. Utilicast shall provide consulting services to support the utility’s roadmap and requirements review for the DMS/DERMS.
Utilicast will provide ADMS SME Support for Grid Technologies for a large Western Utilities Enterprise.
Utilicast will provide the largest independent electricity company with a subject matter expert who will provide OSI Monarch, OSI Monarch Upgrade, and general TMS SCADA expertise to assist with the hardware and software upgrade of ITC, OSI Monarch system.
A leading International mining company acquired Utilicast to evaluate current electric operations and provide recommendations, provide Market training, and evaluate market opportunities.
The largest electric utility in the state of Oklahoma is pursuing a second phase (Phase 2) of the CADS platform implementation project. As part of the delivery of this project, project management services are required to manage project scope, timeline, and risks, ensure consistency and provide regular tracking and communication with project stakeholders outlined in the Work Requirements section of this scope of work. Utilicast shall provide project management consulting services to execute the activities and develop the deliverables associated with the CADS Platform Phase 2 Implementation project as outlined in this scope of work. This scope of work addresses the project management functions only and does not cover non-project management components of design, build, test or deploy functions.
October 31, 2022
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Utilicast has been hired to help manage Generation Interconnection stakeholders. Utilicast will plan, coordinate, and oversee Resource Interconnection study cycles. Utilicast will assemble project teams, assign responsibilities, identify resources, and develop schedules for timely completion of study cycle, and also work with team members to develop and implement process efficiencies and ensure process compliance with the Midwest System Operator Tariff and Business Practices Manual #015 Generation Interconnection.
Utilicast will perform a gap assessment of Control Room Technology to identify Control Room Technology baseline improvements for internal and external customers. We will evaluate resiliency of reliability tools for Balancing Area Authority and Reliability Coordinator purposes.
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Utilicst was selected by an Electric Power Cooperative to provide a gap assessment to participate in the SPP RTO West. In addition to typical gap assessment components such as a cost assessment and technology impact, this project would include a medium-level to-be business process identification, detailed requirements identification (deep enough to send to vendors), solution architecture, and technical architecture recommendations. Utilicast will also provide some executive decision support.
Utilicast will research and analyze a large technology company’s power supply and recovery approach. We will focus on risk and alternate approaches to maintaining data center supply and serving essential customer services. They are seeking a data-driven approach to developing a power supply investment strategy.
Utilicast will support a Southwestern utility with investigating the feasibility of developing a Demand Response program to aggregate curtailable load identified by the data center customers in the area and manage the process that will curtail customer load when the transmission system is approaching its limits to prevent a system emergency.