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 & Improve Network Model Management
We have attended DISTRIBUTECH, the leading annual conference and exhibition for the transmission and distribution industry, every year since 2014. We had the opportunity to speak with investors, engineering firms, and utilities, sharing how IPS® leverages today’s Machine Learning and artificial intelligence to improve efficiency and better manage assets and data. The most significant focus of questions for our team was around Network Model Management and FERC 881.
Network Model Management
Our solution for Network Model Management provides a central repository, integrated planning and simulation tools, EMS/DMS, and hierarchical structures. Using the Common Information Model (CIM), it provides connectivity to users’ databases, sources, and applications, enabling the management of power system planning and development with a fundamental single-source-of-truth basis. We are currently collaborating with EPRI and others to develop the CIM for Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), aiming to manage the energy network of the future. Learn more about our CIM-Based Network Model Management and schedule a demo today.
FERC Order 881
The FERC Order 881 deadline is July 2025, and while many utilities are requesting extensions from regulators, there is growing interest in how this data is gathered and stored. Many utilities we spoke to are just in the beginning stages of understanding how complicated this requirement is, or they have questions about AARs, DLRs, and precisely what the requirements for weather data entail. The fundamental strategies now center around change management within an organization to avoid bottlenecks, miscommunications, and resistance to change. Having a software partner that understands the mandate and can dynamically respond to changes in the network model, one that can connect to current and forecasted industry-recognized weather data and can store that data, is key to compliance. IPS®AFRM is ready to help you meet FERC 881 compliance. Check out our articles online, and if you missed our booth, you can schedule a demo online today.
See you at DISTRIBUTECH in San Diego in 2026!