Emerging Technologies - Research & Development

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In Electric Utility Service

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Employees

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Customers

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Business Need

System integration & advanced research project
Integrate Distributed Control Architecture
Implement Distribution System Operator (DSO)
Implement Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS)
Integrate systems with Utility Integration Bus (UIB)
Integrate with a third-party aggregator
Enhance Utility interconnection process
Field pilot with customer-owned resources

Challenge

Research & development project
Emerging technologies with multiple vendors and national lab
Evolving regulations and standards (e.g., Rule 21, IEEE 2030.5)
Emerging business model (e.g., DSO)
Customer engagement
Multiple funding sources
Reporting and documentation requirements at the federal and state levels

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Solution and
Results

Developed a strong understanding of business requirements and use cases
Identified source systems and necessary data to satisfy use cases
Developed strong vendor and client relationships
Developed functional and data requirements based on use cases
Identified data extraction methods and tools