Jun 4, 2008
Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) has been awarded a major joint-contract by Chugach Electric Association, Inc. (Chugach) and Anchorage Municipal Light & Power (ML&P) of Anchorage, Alaska to be the supplier of each utilitys next-generation Energy Management System (EMS) technology.
Chugach, Alaskas largest utility, generates, transmits and distributes electric power to approximately 80,300 metered retail locations in a service territory which extends throughout Anchorage and its surrounding regions. Chugach operates approximately 2,206 miles of energized transmission and distribution lines, and has approximately 530 MW of installed capacity.
ML&P also generates, transmits and distributes electric power, servicing over 30,000 residential and commercial customers within the Municipality of Anchorage. The company's transmission and distribution lines cover approximately 400 miles, with a total generating capacity of approximately 400 MW.
Each utility's primary objective for this project has been the implementation of a more modern and open EMS which provides for regular software updates and remains current with evolving cyber security standards, while providing cost efficiencies in managing their transmission, generation and distribution operations. These new OSI systems replace current SPECTRUM EMS systems supplied by Siemens.
The proposed systems are based on OSI's monarch™ distributed open architecture with an advanced Graphical User Interface based on Microsoft's .NET technology, and include Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Automatic Generation Control and Dispatch (AGC), Switch Order Management, Inadvertent Accounting, Transaction Management Scheduling, Equipment Outage Scheduling, Real-time and Study Network Analysis, Historical Information/Recording System, Web-based Graphical User Interface, Calculation and Trending subsystem and DNP, Modbus and ICCP communications.
"We welcome Chugach and ML&P to our family. We are proud that each utility has selected our technology after an extremely thorough evaluation process involving all major system suppliers. We look forward to a successful project, and to exceeding all Chugach and ML&P expectations as we have with all our other projects," said Bahman Hoveida, President & CEO of OSI.
"In evaluating our EMS upgrade options it became clear that OSI offers a powerful solution that is innovative and flexible, yet simple to implement and maintain. They seem to have struck a balance the industry has been seeking for years," said Paul Johnson of Chugach.
"During our extensive discussions with other OSI customers, we consistently heard that OSI has both a great product and an impressive record of on time and on budget delivery. We are looking forward to a successful project and a long term relationship with the folks at OSI," said Russ Lyday, EMS Supervisor at ML&P.
Chugach (www.chugachelectric.com) is the largest electric utility in Alaska, providing power for Alaskans throughout the Railbelt through retail, wholesale and economy energy sales. Chugach provides power to Alaskans from Homer to Fairbanks through sales to wholesale and economy energy customers Matanuska Electric Association, Homer Electric Association, the City of Seward and Golden Valley Electric Association.
Anchorage Municipal Light & Power (www.mlandp.com) services an area of approximately 20 contiguous miles, including a large portion of the commercial and high-density residential areas of the Municipality. ML&P also provides wholesale power to Golden Valley Electric Association and two major military bases.
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.
