May 23, 2008
Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) has been awarded a new contract by an Energy Concern* (EC) for supply of a comprehensive new Generation Management System (GMS). OSI's monarch™ GMS platform will give the EC a flexible, reliable and secure system to provide Real-time generation resource monitoring, dispatch and control services for its assets in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region and participation in the ERCOT Nodal Market operations.
The EC will provide energy and energy services to expanding markets throughout the Southwest, Texas and the West. The EC business missions include competitive retail electricity sales, operation and ownership of diverse generation assets and wholesale marketing and trading.
"We welcome this new addition to our growing number of Generation Management Systems users in the ERCOT market. Our experience in delivering fast-track GMS systems and our modern and flexible technology are key reasons for our successes in the ERCOT market," said Bahman Hoveida, President and CEO of OSI.
The proposed system is based on OSI's monarch distributed open architecture and includes Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, Communications Interfaces for ERCOT Nodal Market operation, Web-based Graphical User Interface, Automatic Generation Control and Dispatch, Historical Information System, Calculation and Trending subsystem, Open Database Connectivity, Market Operations System, Backup/Disaster Recovery Control System and ICCP, DNP and Modbus communications, as well as interfaces for EC's other Market Operating and Settlement Systems.
OSI (www.osii.com) provides open, state-of-the-art, and high-performance automation solutions to utilities worldwide. These solutions include Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems, Network Management Systems (NMS), Energy Management Systems (EMS), Distribution Management Systems (DMS) and Generation Management Systems (GMS), as well as individual software and hardware products and e-business solutions for utility operations. OSI is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
For additional information regarding this news release please contact news@osii.com.
* Note: For security and competitive considerations, EC has wished to remain anonymous.
