Aug 4, 2008
Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) has been awarded a contract by Edison Sault Electric Co. (ESE) of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, for a new comprehensive SCADA system.
ESE is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wisconsin Energy Corporation serving customers in Michigan's Eastern Upper Peninsula. Installation of OSI's monarch™ system will aid ESE in its pursuit to ensure continued reliable operation and delivery of electricity to its customers.
In addition to increased reliability, ESE's main motivation for this project has been the implementation of a modern and open control system architecture, facilitating future upgrades of hardware and software as well as a lower recurring maintenance cost.
The proposed system is based on OSI's innovative monarch distributed open architecture and includes Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, Web-based Graphical User Interface, Historical Information System and Calculation and Trending subsystems, as well as ICCP and DNP communications.
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.
Edison Sault Electric Company (www.edisonsault.com), founded in 1892 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, is a public utility that provides electricity to the eastern portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Its service area covers four counties: Chippewa, Mackinac, Schoolcraft and Delta. ESE has 3 divisional service centers responsible for building, operating and maintaining the energy distribution system. These centers are staffed and equipped for the sole purpose of ensuring the continued operation and delivery of electricity to its end users.
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