Electric and Gas Utility Operations Technology (OT) investments such as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), big data historian functionality and advanced visibility of critical data are all key in enabling operators to achieve key objectives in safety, reliability, economics and customer service. As the global energy transition accelerates, it is becoming more critical for utilities of all sizes to operate their energy system to meet these goals with a proven industry-leading OT software provider.

Even with industry-wide agreement on the powerful benefits of OT, small and mid-size utilities often find it a greater challenge to overcome the financial and skilled resource limitations to implement a solution when compared to larger utilities. Generally, this highlights the importance of a solution that meets the following criteria:

To address these criteria, AspenTech Digital Grid Management (DGM) has available AspenTech OSI monarch Express^™, a solution specifically designed to meet the needs and objectives of small and mid-size gas and electric utilities. The AspenTech OSI monarch Express solution incorporates components of the company’s industry-leading AspenTech OSI monarch^™ platform, AspenTech OSI CHRONUS Express high-speed historian, and AspenTech OSI web UI products – all of which are in control rooms of many of the largest utilities throughout the world.

Standard Architecture Enabling Fast Project Deployment

The architecture for AspenTech OSI monarch Express is designed as a standard out-of-the-box solution, developed and factory-tested in-house. Utilizing established deployment tools, DGM Professional Services personnel or qualified deployment partners can quickly install the software onto utility servers - whether located on-site at the utility or managed by a DGM partner on cloud infrastructure such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services. Bottom line: this enables a quick realization of benefits and greatly reduces the utility resources required to support the project.

Industry Proven Applications

The configuration includes the use of redundant virtual production servers for handling all SCADA functions including scanning field devices and alarm processing. On the same redundant pair, the solution includes high speed historian capabilities. On a separate web server located in a separate demilitarized zone, field users can access all advanced visualization information displayed on operator screens utilizing their web browsers, tablets and smartphones securely on a read-only basis. Once deployed, AspenTech OSI monarch Express offers the user a range of easy-to-use features to customize displays to meet specific use cases and operating objectives with enhanced situational awareness.

High Value at a Lowest Total Cost