Gas Load Planning Systems
Utilities struggle with the lack of granular gas pipeline field data for load analysis (understanding daily loads, peaks, etc.). Field data received also needs accuracy validation.
Global Power Consulting has the experience to build a data aggregation engine that processes more than 3 million records per hour to calculate hourly gas usage for all customers who have AMI and bring weather and usage analytics to any gas end-point.
We meet a utility’s challenge to:
- Architect, design, and implement a Data Warehouse that aggregates millions of end-use level AMI records
- Process queries and analytics extremely fast
- Implement a solution in months
Wholesale Gas Transportation System Replacement
A utility’s mechanism to determine available gas transportation capacity on a daily basis can be very manual and spread across various systems causing waste of capacity affecting customer satisfaction. Global Power Consulting built the first nomination and scheduling system of its kind in North America for the largest utility in the US employing a modular system design to make it easily integrated with multiple systems and easily upgradable by modules (vs. upgrade whole system).
We meet a utility’s challenge to:
- Analyze processes for system improvements and upgrade recommendations
- Put together a program to build a custom gas management system (nomination, scheduling)
- Provide program management and oversight to deliver the gas management system that is FERC and NAESB compliant
Gas Pipeline Replacement (Transmission and Distribution)
An aging transmission and distribution infrastructure stresses a utility’s operations and internal project planning and execution across functions. Global Power Consulting has the experience to manage such a challenge.
We meet a utility’s challenge to:
- Manage the gas pipeline replacement engineering, estimating and construction phases.
- Support regulation requirements by implementing a pipeline prioritization methodology based on pipeline characteristics and environmental factors
Gas & Electric Portfolio Governance and Oversight
A capital project portfolio of SmartGrid and R&D Technology projects needs incredibly experienced governance and oversight to ensure successful implementation.
Global Power Consulting has the experience to provide portfolio governance and oversight for Gas & Electrical capital projects that span across business, IT technology, and engineering areas.
We meet a utility’s challenge to:
- Develop project idea formulation, feasibility analysis, and business case development
- Facilitate team(s) of business subject matter experts and IT leads to develop project scope
- Develop recommendations on possible alternative solutions, project strategy and prioritization
- Assist in developing project metrics and track progress as well as measure realized benefits of completed projects
Demand Side Management Sales System Implementation
The sales process for Demand Side Management programs can be very cumbersome due to the limits of current systems and manual processes.
Global Power Consulting has built demand side management systems that automate and integrate the sales workflow, access customer insights, provide product library administration, and analyze program effectiveness for Account Representatives, Program Managers, and other users to accurately forecast the sales pipeline and manage interactions with customers, vendor partners, trade allies, and other entities.
We meet a utility’s challenge to:
- Streamline sales, service, and program management of Demand Side products
- Implement demand side management best practices
- Implement and operate Salesforce.com platform to provide operational efficiencies for demand side management programs
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