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Optimizing EMS Upgrade Strategies
Building the business case for upgrade valuation and timing
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Utilities are finding that periodic upgrades to their Energy Management Systems (EMS) are much more time consuming, expensive, and burdensome on internal staff than envisioned when investing in the original system. As a result, many utilities now upgrade only every three to five years, and internal justification for the upgrade timing is often difficult to determine and to convey to senior management.
KEMA helps utilities develop a business case to support the timing of an EMS upgrade by developing financial models that include a set of “uncertainty issues.” For example, future RTO/ISO requirements, regulatory issues and future growth plans are considered for various upgrade scenarios. The cost and associated risks for performing an upgrade are evaluated for each of these scenarios to provide a more informed basis for upgrade decisions.
This EMS upgrade assessment process is particularly vital to evaluating upgrade strategies for larger, more complex systems with a high level of customization or interfaces with external systems. KEMA offers an Upgrade Assessment service to help:
- Quantify the costs of delaying the upgrade and the cost impacts as risks change
- Understand the impacts on staffing and schedule durations
- Assesses current factors impacting EMS decisions
- Identify which new features included in a particular release may increase the value of an upgrade in a given year
For more information, contact KEMA’s Power System Operation and Control team.
Download brochure (use link below).
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[download] Optimize EMS Upgrade Strategies (.pdf 178 kb)
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