INTEGRATING PLANT-LEVEL CONTROL AND DATA SYSTEMS WITH ENTERPRISE-LEVEL INFORMATION SYSTEMS TO ACHIEVE IMPROVED OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND BOTTOM LINE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

摘要

The primary reason for management to move forward and integrate plant-level and enterprise-level systems is to provide itself with the information resources needed to operate and manage assets in a manner that consistently generates improved profits in a deregulated, dynamic marketplace. For the electric power industry, the term "plant", as used in this paper, is a major asset such as a power generating unit or station, a transmission and distribution (T&D) substation, or a network management facility. The "enterprise" is the corporation, which may be a utility, an independent power producer (IPP), or an independent system operator (ISO).