Utilities, private investors and other organizations can spend billions building new critical infrastructure assets, such as power generation, water treatment or desalination facilities. The focus during development is often placed on meeting schedule and budget with little attention given to long-term asset operations and maintenance (O&M) until after commercial operation is achieved. Lack of meaningful… Keep reading →
Asset Management
Day One Maintenance Maximizes Asset Investment
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By Elvis Burcul | Black & VeatchUtilities, private investors and other organizations can spend billions building new critical infrastructure assets, such as power generation, water treatment or desalination facilities. The focus during development is often placed on meeting schedule and budget with little attention given to long-term asset operations and maintenance (O&M) until after commercial operation is achieved. Lack of meaningful… Keep reading →
U.S. Utilities Weigh The Cost And Benefit Of ISO 55001 Certification
By Will Williams, Black & VeatchOver the last few years there has been an increasing uptake of asset management by U.S. utilities, largely as a response to the challenges posed by the need to replace or rehabilitate aging infrastructure, coupled with the ever more stringent demands of customers for improved levels of service. All this has to be seen in… Keep reading →
Billion Dollar Decisions: The Benefits Of Risk-Based Capital Plans
By Mike Elenbaas and Arlin Mire | Black & VeatchAging infrastructure is one of the top concerns among electric utility leaders across the United States. Utility leaders need to address this issue proactively before failures create serious reliability issues, accelerate costs and strain the labor force beyond its capacity. Addressing this myriad of aging assets requires manpower and extensive capital investment – investment that… Keep reading →
Adaptive Planning Opens Door To Real-Time Analytics And Strategic Assessments
By Martin Travers & John ChevretteA more informed utility is a smarter utility. One way that utilities are getting more informed is the use of predictive analytics developed for Adaptive Planning solutions. As the concepts involved with Adaptive Planning are embraced by the industry, utilities will find a better understanding of their asset management programs and improved operational strategies. “Adaptive… Keep reading →
Using Asset Management To Master The Data Tsunami
By Jim NightingaleThe advancement of sensor technology has outstripped everyone’s wildest expectations. Couple this influx of data creation with new communications technologies and utility leaders are now encountering a data tsunami. While much of this data could be viewed as extremely low quality and of little use, several steps can be taken to extract better data. As… Keep reading →
Water Utilities Turn to New Technologies To Increase Intelligence in Systems
By Jeff Neeman, Jeff Buxton & Kevin CornishA water utility manager visited a power plant and was amazed at what he saw. A single person – the power plant manager – was operating the entire facility. The water utility manager asked how this could be achieved for his water/wastewater treatment facilities. The answer: advanced automation, technology and analytics. Managing operational costs is… Keep reading →