Platform helps company manage electric utilities' response to
outages caused by extreme weather events
AUSTIN,
Texas, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To assist
Ohio-based FirstEnergy in managing
response to power outages across its six-state electric system,
Oracle has helped the company implement the Oracle Utilities
Network Management System (NMS). With the
browser-based NMS Flex Operations, FirstEnergy can actively
manage control centers across its 10 electric utilities, activate
users to quickly respond to storms and other power outages, and
direct restoration efforts from anywhere.
"Oracle NMS has evolved over decades of
working in tandem with the world's largest utilities."
Part of Oracle Energy and Water's Advanced Distribution
Management System (ADMS), Oracle Utilities Network Management
System (NMS) enables utilities to monitor, manage, and effectively
optimize the grid from distribution to customer. The data-centric
platform with integrated applications delivers unified user access
to outage management (OMS), distribution management (DMS), and
distributed energy resource management (DERMS). Oracle Utilities
NMS Flex Operations (FlexOps) securely extends outage
management and dispatch capabilities beyond the control room.
With the growing unpredictability of extreme weather events and
the emergence of evolving distributed energy resources (DERs),
FirstEnergy was interested in replacing its existing outage
management system with a modern grid management platform that could
scale and evolve with its business, customers, and regulatory
demands. Oracle Utilities NMS offers extensive functionality and
reliable support for outage management, switching, power flow
analysis, and distribution automation processes. This includes
integrated Volt Var control for more efficient energy savings
across its network. In total, FirstEnergy now has more than 200
circuits running DMS advanced apps with unified DER awareness.
"Ensuring our communities and customers get the electricity they
need is our top priority and leveraging technology to improve
system reliability plays a crucial role in meeting this objective,"
said Ted Allan, director, ADMS/GIS
Project, FirstEnergy. "We are very proud of our project team who
completed the Oracle go-live across all 10 operating companies,
making this a successful initiative in terms of cost, schedule, and
functionality. With the new system in place, we expect our
customers will benefit from improved outage response and enhanced
system reliability."
Providing automated, self-healing support, Oracle's Fault
Location, Isolation, Service Restoration (FLISR) Application in NMS
enables utilities to sectionalize outage impact, reduce outage
duration, and increase service reliability. The solution can scale
across millions of customers and support integration of distributed
energy resources, such as rooftop solar, electric vehicles, and
battery storage. In addition, the Oracle NMS Operations Mobile
Application enables faster response for field crews in emergency
situations to quickly assess and mitigate network damages. Finally,
Oracle Utilities Live Energy Connect (LEC), an OT-centric
middleware platform that supports all major protocols (e.g., ICCP,
OPC, and DNP3), provides essential, technology-agnostic integration
with utilities' existing SCADA systems and can support future
scaling options.
"Oracle NMS has evolved over decades of working in tandem with
the world's largest utilities to enable them to quite literally
weather whatever mother nature sends their way," said Brad Williams, vice president, Oracle Energy and
Water. "With NMS, FirstEnergy utility operations teams will have
access to accurate, timely, and reliable information critical
to help meet modern grid operations challenges from anywhere. NMS
will help effectively maximize grid operations, shorten outage
impact, and optimize distribution, all while keeping customers
engaged and informed."
To learn more about Oracle Energy and Water solutions visit:
https://www.oracle.com/industries/utilities/network-management-system/
About FirstEnergy
FirstEnergy is dedicated to
integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10
electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest
investor-owned electric systems, serving more than 6 million
customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, West Virginia,
Maryland and New York. The company's transmission
subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission
lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions.
Follow FirstEnergy online
at www.firstenergycorp.com. Follow
FirstEnergy on
Twitter: @FirstEnergyCorp.
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