Utilities Power Distribution & Transmission

The impacts of deregulation and aging infrastructure in the transmission and distribution sectors of the utilities industry are fundamentally shifting how power is provided and managed around the world. In the near future, smart grid technologies will impact how power is more efficiently controlled at an appliance's source, onsite distributed power generation will allow customers to supplement their power needs and share any surplus with distributors, and new security protocols will ensure that power supplies remain readily accessible regardless of generation source. Today's transmission and distribution network providers need to be able to manage their business practices to ensure business continuity, power security and the health and safety of their service technicians.

ESS software is the most widely implemented EHS and Crisis Management platform for the utilities industry. Our solutions have been adopted worldwide as the backbone of multifaceted global enterprise systems. ESS solutions empower the transmission and distribution industry to move beyond compliance to effectively execute on corporate sustainability initiatives in order to meet or exceed industry benchmarks.

Challenges & Solutions

	Industry Challenge	ESS Solution
	Process Simplification. Manage air, waste, water, fugitives and inventory data in one integrated system that leverages site, equipment, material and monitoring data across modules.	Environmental Compliance
	Business Growth. Build a foundation for sustainable growth by protecting and enhancing stakeholder value.	Corporate Responsibility
	Continuity and Optimization. Prevent or mitigate business disruption and optimize personnel use by pushing out collection of production and sample data to production workers via automated task assignments.	Corporate Responsibility and Environmental Compliance
	Worker Health and Safety. Assure full compliance with regulations and standards from agencies including the United States' Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as well as a high level of communication with employees regarding safety procedure.	Health and Safety Solution
	Emergency Planning and Response. Despite your best efforts, bad things can happen. Minimizing the impacts of a crisis event and recovering to normal operations quickly is critical, and this is best done by bringing your overall crisis management program together under one umbrella with our application.	Crisis Management

Industry Drivers

	Compliance	Business
	Federal Environmental Agencies (e.g., US EPA, US FERC, Environment Canada, European Commission DG) Electric Reliability Standards (e.g., NERC) Air Emission Regulations (e.g., US CAA) Hazardous Waste Regulations (e.g., US RCRA characteristic hazardous wastes, PCB regulations) Surface Water Discharge Regulations (e.g., US stormwater regulations)	Increasing Output Demand Increasing Costs Increasing Siting and Permitting Challenges

Selected Clients

	Client	Description
	Duke Energy	Identified as one of the world's most ethical companies, Duke Energy is one of the largest electric power companies in the United States that supplies and delivers electricity to approximately 4 million U.S. customers in its regulated jurisdictions. They serve customers in the United States, Canada and Latin America. Customer since 2006.
	New York Power Authority	The largest state-owned power organization in the United States. NYPA provides some of the lowest-cost electricity in New York State, operating 18 generating facilities and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. Customer since 2001.
	WE Energies	A provider of electrical service for over one million customers primarily located in southeastern and eastern Wisconsin as well as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. WE Energies also supplies nearly one million natural gas customers located throughout the state of Wisconsin. Customer since 1998.