Case Study: Bruce Power boosts reliability and lowers costs to power Ontario with GE Digital APM

Bruce Power Optimizes Availability To Power Ontario At Lower Cost With APM

Bruce Power, operator of the world’s largest nuclear generating facility in Tiverton, Ontario (eight CANDU reactors supplying roughly 30% of Ontario’s electricity), faced aging equipment and more scheduled maintenance activities than capacity, causing delays and limiting availability while needing to maintain strict safety standards. To address this, Bruce Power partnered with GE Digital and implemented its Asset Performance Management (APM) solution (formerly Meridium Enterprise APM) to identify efficiency gains and optimize maintenance planning.

Using GE Digital’s APM and a risk‑based approach to set optimal maintenance intervals, Bruce Power continuously identified work‑process improvements that increased asset life, improved plant reliability and availability, and raised the amount of power delivered to the grid. Measurable outcomes include one unit surpassing 500 days of continuous operation (providing over 15% of Ontario’s electricity), major maintenance investments (over $200M in 2014) that extended unit life, and Bruce Power delivering ~30% of Ontario’s power at about 30% below the average price—demonstrating clear impact from GE Digital’s solution.

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