Burlington Hydro Implements AGSI's Intelligent Network™ Solution - Nov 25, 2010
Burlington Hydro Inc. (BHI) an electric distribution utility with over 64,000 customers has implemented AGSI's Intelligent Network™ solution, the world's first Smart Grid ready and operational utility geospatial solution.
The initial BHI AGSI Intelligent Network™ implementation included deployment of an, open architecture, asset management and geospatial environment providing an enterprise-wide source of unified corporate information, all in real-time. The secure, web-based, Intelligent Network applications deployed at Burlington Hydro are built on AGSI's GO360 platform and include:
- Design and Engineering, including AGSI's SpatialNET Power;
- Secure Permission based Enterprise Viewing;
- Mobile and Infield computing;
- On-line editing via the web;
- Asset Query, Analysis, Display, Reporting and Updating/Management; Operational Interfaces;
- Integration to Asset Management, CIS, and Financials (including billing); and
- Executive Dashboards, Reporting and KPI's.
The entire end-to-end solution took less than a year to fully implement and allows BHI to springboard to new applications, including network monitoring / automation, asset management, mobile work force and planning, by leveraging their Smart Grid infrastructure. After full deployment, Burlington's new Intelligent Network initiatives will communicate, manage and analyze in real-time Burlington Hydro's Smart Grid infrastructure including AMI/AMR, Intelligent Network Switching, Renewable Generation Sites, SCADA and Electric Vehicle Charging. This world leading capability is facilitated by AGSI's Intelligent Network™ SOA architecture and open network connectivity database model.
"AGSI's Intelligent Network™ platform was strategically chosen by Burlington Hydro to streamline operations with best-in-class tools through an open integration approach for the utility", said Dan Lowry, Burlington Hydro Director of Information Technology. "We are really pleased with the initial implementation of AGSI's solution. With Smart Grid now being a reality at Burlington Hydro, AGSI's Intelligent Network™ platform will provide Burlington Hydro the open unifying platform for meeting our future business needs".
