San Diego's IT key to cost savings

摘要

It must be every utility's dream, to be able to have a seamlessly-integrated operations and management system that enables control of virtually every aspect of the entire workload and reduces costs at the same time. One solution that seems to be heading very much in that direction is Comnet — short for Central Operations Management Network. Developed in the US by consultancy MWH with the City of San Diego and now being put to use by MWH in the UK, the system 'provides true pin-point control, management of chemicals, strategic control and management of utility power and has resulted in more than $52M of savings in under three years,' its creators say.