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March 17, 2006
Power Company Powers With BI
To prevent sudden power outages and rolling blackouts, power company Michigan Electric Transmission Co. (METC) is implementing real-time data analysis in its network. The company generates electric power from various sources and moves it to local distribution companies that in turn use METC substations to provide power to 6 million households in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. The project, which was started in 2003, is expected to be complete in around 7 to 8 years. IBM is providing consulting and integration services for the project, besides data center services and software. METC is using IBM's DB2 database and content-management applications. The project aggregates real-time data collected from systems and devices in the electric network, and transforms it into something useful for the people who run the system, said Paul Myrda, chief technologist and director of operations at Trans-Elect, METC's parent company. The multi-million dollar project promises to enhance the reliability and efficiency of the core network through application integration, message brokering, data warehousing, and business intelligence.
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