Implementation will allow FortisBC to minimize downtime while improving network reliability, worker safety, and communication with customers
SAN ANTIONIO, TX – DistribuTECH 2018 — January 24, 2018 — Survalent, a leading provider of advanced distribution management system (ADMS) software, today announced that FortisBC is now live with SurvalentONE OMS, part of the company’s ADMS platform. FortisBC, who supplies electricity to some 172,000 customers in British Columbia’s South Interior region, will benefit by being able to reduce the duration of outages and its impact on customers through faster response to network interruptions.
“Providing cost-effective, safe and reliable service to our customers is a top priority at FortisBC,” said Tim Swanson, Director of Information Systems, at FortisBC. “As outages can be complex to manage, we saw an opportunity to keep our customers better informed during an outage and fulfill our mandate of providing safe, reliable energy.”
“During our review process, we compared a range of OMS software providers,” continued Swanson. “One of the benefits that Survalent brought was the seamless, real-time synchronization between our existing SurvalentONE SCADA and the new OMS. By standardizing on Survalent, we avoid having to manage and maintain multiple, custom integration points between the two systems which results in cost savings for FortisBC.”
SurvalentONE OMS is a comprehensive outage management solution that includes outage analysis and prediction, call handling, dispatch and crew management, management dashboards, and a customer outage portal. It will allow FortisBC reduce the scale and duration of outages through efficient tracking and management, and provide up-to-the-minute information to all stakeholders in a timely manner.
As part of the implementation, Survalent’s professional services team was charged with integrating the SurvalentONE OMS with Clevest’s Mobile Workforce Management System to ensure that crews could be safely guided while conducting restoration activities in the field.
“We were thrilled to expand our relationship with FortisBC on this important project which will allow them deliver a safe, timely, and coordinated response to every outage,” commented Steve Mueller, President and Chief Executive Officer of Survalent.
About FortisBC
FortisBC Inc. is a regulated utility focused on providing safe and reliable electricity at the lowest reasonable cost. FortisBC Inc. employs over 500 British Columbians and serves approximately 172,000 direct and indirect customers in B.C.’s South Interior. FortisBC Inc. is indirectly, wholly owned by Fortis Inc., the largest investor-owned distribution utility in Canada. FortisBC Inc. owns and operates four regulated hydroelectric generating plants, as well as approximately 7,200 kilometres of transmission and distribution power lines. Additional information can be accessed at fortisinc.com or sedar.com.
About Survalent
Survalent is the most trusted provider of advanced distribution management systems (ADMS) software for electric, transit, gas and water/wastewater utilities across the globe. Over 600 utilities in 30 countries rely on the Survalent ONE platform to effectively operate, monitor, analyze, restore, and optimize operations. By supporting critical utility operations with a fully integrated solution, our customers have significantly improved operational efficiencies, customer satisfaction and network reliability. Our unwavering commitment to excellence and to our customers has been the key to our success for over 50 years. To learn more, visit us at www.survalent.com. Follow us on Twitter @Survalent and LinkedIn
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