From a booth above and behind, trainers challenge the trainees with simulated situations. This technology is helping NSP prepare for the coming era of deregulated utilities by allowing it to control any size distribution and transmission network. The technology also facilitates buying and selling of power, thereby allowing easier compliance with National Energy Act requirements for open and equal access to electricity. In previous facilities, NSP personnel responsible for controlling aspects of the business couldn't see each other's information, so problem-solving took much more effort. Now operators can select and combine any of the information they see.
Data integration is instantaneous and everyone essential to finding a solution is in the same room.
So operators can make more informed decisions faster. In the observation room, operators in teleconference link their projection system to the operations center and import displays to integrate those images with the teleconference. Ellerbe Becket responded to NSP's needs by creating a bridge between human needs and high technology. We merged a warm color palette and natural materials with the elegance of modernism. The result is an environment combining comfort with an image of maximum efficiency.