Case Study: PUC Distribution Inc. achieves a city-wide smart grid and improved outage response with SurvalentONE ADMS

PUC Distribution Inc cuts energy use 2.86% with Survalent

PUC Distribution Inc., a utility serving Sault Ste. Marie, faced challenges from aging grid infrastructure, increased electrification, and the need for faster outage response. Their legacy systems lacked real-time visibility and automation, prompting a search for a comprehensive modernization solution. The utility partnered with vendor Survalent to implement its SurvalentONE ADMS platform to address these reliability concerns and prepare for future energy demands.

The solution involved Survalent deploying its integrated ADMS to enable self-healing capabilities and voltage optimization across a modernized grid. This implementation resulted in average residential energy savings of 2.86%, translating to approximately $2.2 million in annual customer savings. These savings were reinvested into infrastructure upgrades without raising rates, while the system also improved outage response and enhanced operator decision-making.

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