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What is Outage Management Information System?

In the Utilities industry and outage management information systems, we generally divide outages into two areas: planned and unplanned outage management. This article will relate to both and explore how Outage Management Systems (OMS) empower utilities with smarter, faster decisions. Whether managing planned or unplanned outages, a CIM-based OMS increases efficiency through real-time data, seamless …

Asset Investment Planning: The Top-Down Approach

In the previous article, we discussed the role of predictive analytics in asset investment planning, focusing on the bottom-up approach. Keep reading to learn about the top-down approach. What is Asset Investment Planning? The main reason utilities are implementing the Asset Investment Planning Solution (AIP) is to have better control over costs and mitigate the …

DISTRIBUTECH 2025: FERC 881 & Network Model Management

Since 2014, IPS® has attended DISTRIBUTECH to showcase how our AI-powered solutions help utilities improve asset management and meet regulations like FERC 881. Our CIM-Based Network Model Management enables planning with a single source of truth, while IPS®AFRM supports compliance with accurate AARs, DLRs, and weather data integration. Helping Utilities Meet FERC 881 Compliance & …

FERC 881 Recap: Key Concerns, Changes and Deadlines

FERC 881: TOP 5 Concerns FERC Order 881, is the most sweeping change since NERC FAC-008. Announced in December 2021, it requires ambient-adjusted ratings (AARs) instead of static seasonal ratings to improve grid accuracy, transparency, and efficiency. This change addresses aging infrastructure, rising electricity demand, and the need for better transmission capacity management. Utilities were …

Role of Predictive Analytics in Asset Investment Planning – The bottom-up approach

Many utility companies are shifting from time-based maintenance to smarter and proactive asset health management systems. These systems aim to reduce customer downtimes and manage to expand infrastructure within a budget while ensuring compliance with regulations. Asset Investment Planning Asset Investment planning is a process that organizations use to plan and manage resource allocation, with …