The Smart Utility™ from Black & Veatch
Utility leaders today face a “perfect storm” of challenges with increasing
consumer demand, regulatory constraints on carbon emitting generation resources,
aging infrastructure and workforce, efficiencies, and reliability requirements.
Meeting these challenges requires organizational flexibility and enterprise-wide
solutions that align all facets of a utility’s operations – from power
generation to end-user distribution.
Black & Veatch’s Smart Utility solutions assist utilities in meeting these
challenges, while delivering enhanced service to customers and ensuring
short-term planning and investments to support long-term objectives. From
concept to completion, Black & Veatch provides you with a single-source service
offering to position you to address the complex Smart Utility challenges you
face.
Intelligent Infrastructure
Black & Veatch has a proven track record that gives clients the confidence they need in managing
through these challenges. As a leader in utility, IT and telecom networks, Black & Veatch is able to plan,
design and implement solutions that focus on your specific priorities and business model, meeting all
your stakeholder needs.
Our intelligent infrastructure services span strategy and business case, program management and
systems integration.
Strategy and Business Case
We help utilities better understand and solve their operational technology challenges. The results are
increased profits and reduced risk.
Program Management
We’ve distilled decades of experience into our program management approach. Black & Veatch
provides clients with a team skilled in managing the complex integrations that are required to
implement successful smart grid projects.
Systems Integration
We have a proven track record in managing and delivering integrated enterprise systems. Black &
Veatch has provided these services to more than 100 utilities across North America.
Our knowledge of utility system interoperability comes from broad experience. We work across a
diverse range of utility operational domains:
- Smart grid technologies
- Asset and work management
- Geographic information systems (GIS) and mobile GIS
- Distribution and outage management systems
- Geospatial business intelligence
- Enterprise infrastructure
Seeking Smart Grid Distribution Partners
Black & Veatch is seeking partners to support Smart Grid Distribution programs with the following experience:
- Planning & System Modeling
- Overhead & Underground Line Design
- Distribution Automation
- Distribution Management Systems
- Field Construction, Operations & Maintenance
- Asset Management
- Distributed Resources
- Utility Telecom
Design firms and individual engineering professionals in the US & Canada are encouraged to inquire at distribution@bv.com. Please include qualifications and past experience. All submitted information will be handled confidentially.