ScottMadden Insight: Transmission Control Centers – Critical Success Factors

July 26, 2012 - PRLog -- ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, recently published “Transmission Control Centers – Critical Success Factors.”

ScottMadden has worked closely with utilities who were designing, developing, implementing, staffing, and operating new transmission control centers. Through this experience, ScottMadden has identified critical success factors, and these factors are discussed in this document.

Critical success factors discussed include:

•   Develop detailed, integrated project plans
•   Involve Energy Management System (EMS) support, engineering, and telecom in design
•   Scale appropriately for EMS workload
•   Invest time and resources in facilities design
•   Plan ahead for staffing

“Control center projects present a variety of challenges that utilities don’t regularly encounter. Our team has the right mix of project management and technical expertise needed to ensure that these projects are successful,” says Cristin Lyons, partner and transmission, distribution, and smart grid practice area lead at ScottMadden.

For nearly 30 years, ScottMadden has been a leader in energy consulting, serving more than 200 energy organizations, including 90% of the top 20. We have completed thousands of successful projects. We provide practical expertise in nuclear, fossil, renewables, transmission, distribution, smart grid, gas, regulatory, and a host of other areas. ScottMadden: exceptional quality; an exceptional consulting experience.

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