System operation and control.

Enabling mission-critical activities for a reliable, secure power grid

Power system operations and control continue to be utility mission-critical activities, focused on the reliability and security of the grid as well as on economic dispatch of the system.

 

The risk of business interruption caused by unanticipated outages has always been an issue for energy companies and utilities. And today the potential for outages—and the resulting financial ramifications—have never been greater.

 

Unprecedented demand for a real time system

Utilities are operating under an unprecedented demand for accurate, real time data—enabling utilities to meet regulatory demands for open and timely external reporting to understand the situational awareness of the grid, and to answer critical operation and control issues.

 

KEMA offers expertise in the people, processes, and technologies to help utilities effectively and efficiently operate and control the power system in the real-time data environment. We offer solutions that address the challenging issues facing our utility clients as they strive to maximize the reliability, security, and economics of the power system including generation, markets, transmission and distribution.

 

Key areas of focus include:

• MMS, EMS, DMS, OMS and SCADA planning, procurement, implementation, migrations and upgrades 

• generation management systems and market interface 

• reliability regulatory compliance strategies, training, and sustainability  

• control system design, governance and cyber security including NERC CIP

• operational process redesign and improvement 

• operational procedures and training 

• power network modeling and analysis 

• market management systems (MMS)

• data communications networks and protocols.