Smart Grid Assessment Profile (S-GAP)

Over the next decade, most electric utilities in the United States will apply smart grid and Advanced Metering Infrastructure technologies to:

• Support a variety of time-of-use pricing plans
• Operate more efficiently
• Reduce distribution line losses and increase reliability
• Support distributed and renewable generation solutions
• Manage the electric load from plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles

But, in building these "smart" networks, utilities are committing to a foundation of technology and vendors that must be able to support their operations for many years.

In eight short weeks, West Monroe Partners will help you create a Smart Grid Assessment Profile (S-GAP) and develop the road map to your smart grid future.

If your organization is considering a move to a smarter grid or beginning to work on a business case, talk to West Monroe Partners. We have deep expertise in the key business and technology disciplines that comprise an effective smart grid solution, including:

• Wired and wireless communication technology
• Information technology infrastructure and components
• Utility business process analysis design
• Substation and distribution automation
• Asset health management
• Support for distributed generation
• Demand response
• Security designed into the solution from the beginning
• Consumer program development and delivery
• Establishing a project management office and business intelligence tools to manage smart grid deployments

West Monroe Partners will work with you to build your S-GAP. This is a business case summary and smart grid road map that is specific to your organization and operations. Your S-GAP is a gap analysis that compares where you are today with where you need to be to create a complete "smart grid" that will allow your organization to realize the associated business and societal benefits.