Systems Integration Solutions for Energy & Utilities

Smart grid programs typically require multiple new systems, including an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) head-end system and a meter data management (MDM) system. For many utilities, that number could be upwards of  as they introduce and manage advanced smart-grid field technology such as home area networks (HANs), outage management, direct load control, Volt/VAR control, and customer ePortal access.

• Are you implementing multiple systems as part of your smart grid initiative?
• Do you have legacy systems such as a customer information system or financial system that will need to share data with these new smart grid systems?
• Are you concerned about managing the number of interfaces required among all of your systems or with duplication of functionality or data entry across systems?
• Do you need to increase focus on accessibility of data for timely decision making and managing the escalating costs of compliance with applicable standards?

To deliver the intended benefits of an integrated smart grid, your new systems must work in concert with each other and with many other existing systems and processes. Effective systems integration is essential.

West Monroe Partners combines deep energy and utilities industry experience with systems integration expertise.

We can help you improve your ability to navigate significant change by:

• Developing an enterprise-wide integration strategy
• Integrating new and legacy systems
• Implementing service-oriented architecture (SOA) based integrations utilizing industry-standard protocols such as the IEC CIM and/or MultiSpeak.

We understand all of your key systems—the foundation to effective integration.

Our holistic perspective and business-oriented understanding of each system’s operation and how data passes among systems enable us to deliver effective:

• Assessments of your current integration environment and gap analyses based on future technology plans
• Systems integration strategy and integration architecture
• Development using available toolsets or custom code
• Testing, including technical system testing, preliminary data testing, and user acceptance testing
• Migration to the new architecture

Flexibility to keep up with change.

We design systems integration solutions that enable you to meet today’s integration needs efficiently while maintaining the flexibility to respond quickly and cost-effectively to future changes—a key in today’s dynamic energy and utilities environment.
West Monroe Partners can help you mitigate the risks and challenges associated with the complexity of smart grid systems integration—in the process, enabling efficient operations and greater benefits from your smart grid and other critical initiatives. Contact us to learn how.