Power System Engineering - Technology Work Plan

A Technology Work Plan is an easy and affordable way for utilities to engage experienced experts in the decision-making process to determine what applications and supporting technology can be most beneficial to their organization. Power System Engineering’s (PSE’s) team of experts can represent our client’s interests and work in a coordinated and complimentary fashion with their staff.

Software and hardware solutions for the utility market are constantly changing, providing a bewildering array of products, services, and integration solutions that appear attractive, but may be difficult to evaluate against the other choices. With overlapping hardware and software requirements and benefits, it is difficult to determine which applications and associated technology makes the most sense for your utility.

The Technology Work Plan involves PSE facilitating and leading a dialogue with our client’s management and staff to arrive at a multi-year strategy including objectives, conceptual designs, budgets, priorities, and implementation methods. PSE brings to the table substantial information and know-how regarding applications and the best supporting technologies and suppliers.

PSE combines expertise of utility automation and communication systems and an understanding of the operational practices and work environment of our clients. PSE knows how to engineer and design solutions for field automation applications such as SCADA, automatic meter reading (AMR), load management, substation automation, distribution automation (DA), mobile workforce management (MWM), land mobile radio (LMR), and other common utility applications.

PSE Technology Work Plan services include:

Existing technology and system assessments.
Needs and opportunity assessments.
Data assessments.
Business process reviews and assessments.
System design and IT roadmap development.
Strategic business vision workshops.
Integration evaluation.
Pilot setup, monitoring, and evaluation.
Project management.
Development of a technology work plan.
Cyber security assessments.
Executive training and workshops.


Looking far beyond the IT perspective, PSE can provide your utility with a balanced perspective that effectively weighs technology investments, utility needs, and financial requirements.