Engineering services round off our portfolio and extends our relationship with our customers. Design and planning are the two main engineering functions that we provide. Utilities are actively participating in restructuring and expansions but need help with strategic and distribution planning and development. Because of our working knowledge of the Utilities' distribution system, we are in a position to make some very accurate and credible suggestions on capacity issues and how to best supply power to customers now and in the future. Blue Wire Systems Very closely related to the Analysis division, is the Information Technologies division.
Utilities have a wide variety of information in an even wider variety of formats and platforms.
Our specialists have been involved in some very complex projects that results in some very simple and easy to use solutions. Efficiency gains in productivity by means of automation can only be obtained by taking advantage of the latest technology and applying it with a grass roots approach. To be successful, Utilities will need to know real time what the loads are doing to make accurate informed decisions about such things as spot markets, peak management and power brokering. Copyright 1999, The Electricity Forum. All rights reserved.