A Coordinated Statewide Load Management and Scada System

The Oglethorpe Fbwer Corporation is implementing a Coordinated Statewide Load Management and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) System to perform load control in a coordinated manner for its member corporations' service areas throughout the State of Georgia and to provide SCADA capabilities for most of its member corporations. It is a multi-computer system consisting of new as well as existing computer systems and communication systems. This paper describes the design of the overall system and considerations leading to some of the approaches chosen. It also addresses the advantages of integrating load-management and SCADA functions into one system and discusses the functions required in coordinating load-control operations in a utility with multiple operating companies.