Utility Blindspots
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With over 20 years of experience helping companies revision their Outage Manage Systems, here are common themes that we see occur. If any of these blindspots seem to be something your organization is struggling with, maybe it is time to seek out a Generation Management partner to help you keep up and make sure we got you covered.
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Underestimating the need for Business Support |
We pride ourselves on having deep knowledge of both the generation business and technical acumen. Our support team delivers consistently on quick responses, providing seamless upgrades, and the ability to answer market questions. Integ understands best practices and can help our clients perform at their best. |
Underestimating the ability of internal IT Support |
PowerSuite was built from the for an intuitive user experience, minimizing training requirements and greatly easing user adoption. Integ has really refined the user experience and continues to evolve with feedback from over 20 years of experience, over 100,000 users, and over 100 companies utilizing PowerSuite. Our team monitors market changes, and items such as NERC GADS Cause Code updates are delivered before NERC implementation, so that users never have to worry about the latest requirements. We get better every year. |
Critical Security Issues |
Utilities have a lot of data types that require strict security. Security can be broken into two types: User Access Security and Application Security. |
Data Management Limits |
It is extremely challenging for any kind of company to create data lakes and really consolidate their data across multiple business silos. By unifying systems, companies are able to have a single point of data entry, which then cascades through the system and populates the data appropriately for others to use. This single data entry methodology greatly decreases the time spent within a system, and creates a so |
Internal Data Analysis Constraints |
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Auditing Capabilities |
PowerSuite offers robust auditing that helps companies trace who did what, when. The system tracks personnel logins and data commitment activity, increasing auditability and accountability. |
Inflexible Systems |
In today's world, market rules, technology, and business processes can change quickly. Most utilities struggle to adapt to the world around them. Having a system that can be easily customized and is updated often can be helpful, but having a partner to make sure you are up to date with the latest market changes is invaluable. |
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Depending on Spreadsheets |
This is often the most common, but the worst issue plaguing utilities. Relying on manual calculations for critical data is a bad risk management tactic. By elimination spreadsheets, organizations can expect a significant increase in data accuracy, reduced personnel effort, and enhanced productivity. |
Legacy Systems with no Future |
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