GE Energy and Orion New Zealand have implemented the first phase of a GE network management system to help improve power reliability for customers in New Zealand.
Orion New Zealand has said that the system of smart grid technologies will significantly improve the network company’s ability to manage big network emergencies and help it to restore power faster when outages occur.
GE has said that its ENMAC Distribution Management System is the foundation of Orion’s initiative. The ENMAC system, to be fully implemented by mid-2010, will help Orion monitor the distribution grid and will give operators an accurate, real-time picture of power flow, trouble spots and potential workarounds for outages.
Orion has completed the supervisory control and data acquisition phase of the project, enabling real-time monitoring and control of the network. The project is now in its second phase with the installation of a distribution network management system, which will enable Orion to maintain and control its network from a single viewpoint.
via GE, Orion Begin Smart Grid Project to Improve Power Supply in New Zealand.
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