Focused on delivering reliable and affordable power to their customers, public power utilities are stepping up to meet the challenge by supporting electrification, integrating technologies to enhance and strengthen grid flexibility and resilience, modernizing infrastructure and adding clean energy solutions.
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Helping Public Power Utilities Build the Electrical Grid of the Future
Wesco has a broad portfolio of solutions, programs and project services to help utilities harden and modernize their transmission, distribution and substation infrastructure. From design to deployment, we help drive efficiency and reliability at all stages of a power delivery project.
Reliability
When it comes to reliability, public power utilities are staying ahead of the game by proactively working to harden their distribution system and embracing the use of emerging technologies to boost and prioritize dependability for their customers.
For over a century, Wesco has had a similar commitment to our customers and operational approach. Wesco believes in forging strong business partnerships that involve collaboration and problem-solving to deliver solutions that solve challenges for public power utility companies and the communities they power.
Expertise
To meet increasing consumer demand and expectations, public power utilities must enhance operational efficiencies and accelerate the use of advanced and technologies. That’s where Wesco comes in. With decades of experience in the public power sector, Wesco can leverage our expertise in electrification, renewables, energy storage, 24/7 connectivity, and automation to address power delivery challenges.
In today’s market, it is tough for public power utilities to have internal expertise in all areas. Wesco can deliver innovative solutions, best practices, and technologies that address the specific challenges that public power utilities of any size are facing.
Supply Chain Solutions
Wesco’s reputation for delivering proven solutions for supply chain efficiency and agility sets us apart from the competition. Our comprehensive and customizable supply chain services enable you to focus on delivering essential services to your customers while we take responsibility for the management of your entire project, or a portion of it.
- Asset and materials management
- Complex program and project management
- Logistics and transportation optimization
- Sourcing, procurement and forecasting
- Supplier selection, consolidation and coordination
- Work order release management
Automation: Driving Efficiencies With Advanced Metering Infrastructure
The foundational benefits of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) lay the transformative groundwork for tomorrow’s energy system. For public power utilities, there are diverse benefits to implementing a modern AMI solution including enhanced grid management capabilities, ability to support grid automaton and smart grid technologies, improved operational efficiencies and data analytics, and a robust security platform.
Whether you are thinking about upgrading a traditional metering system, or are looking at a complete AMI solution, having a trusted partner like Wesco, with specialized metering experience, delivers a turnkey approach to help you determine the path forward and unlock and optimize the full potential of your metering technology investments.
Our AMI Expertise and Knowledge Benefits Your Business
Wesco’s AMI experts help you to deploy the right solution that allows you to attain the full capabilities of your metering infrastructure and achieve your vision for a future-ready smart grid. We can support your electric, gas or water infrastructure technology project from start to finish with technology selection, procurement, inventory management, systems integration, project management and more.
Wesco partners with public power utilities to develop and implement a tailored plan for metering upgrade projects and retrofits, IoT sensors, new energy monitoring systems, and a full-line of other smart utility metering solutions.
Partner with Wesco to receive:
Customized solutions with network and data needs and integration optimization
Program and inventory management
Real-time work management system
AMI configuration and deployment
Utility-driven software and reporting tools
Meter testing and training
Meter warehousing
Meter recycling and disposal
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Transforming Operations Through Infrastructure Modernization
To meet future energy demands, public power utility companies must upgrade their communications network, replace aging infrastructure, incorporate renewable energy sources, and add energy storage solutions.
A modern smart grid requires 24/7 reliable and secure communications to ensure that critical applications have real-time connectivity and to stay in touch with field crews in remote locations.
Public power utilities need robust and comprehensive connectivity infrastructure to enable grid modernization and next-generation AMI systems. The key to overcoming connectivity challenges is working with a trusted partner like Wesco. We deliver high-performance networking solutions that allow utilities to harness the full power of their communications networks and enable a wide range of smart grid applications.
Wesco’s end-to-end connectivity solutions allows us to deliver a tailored approach to public power utilities that ensures 24/7 availability of mission-critical communications networks. Our national scale and local expertise come together to deliver a multi-faceted approach to providing you with unparalleled connectivity products, services and solutions.
- Critical connectivity experience and expertise
- Innovative solutions to support mission-critical operations
- Broad portfolio of connectivity and IoT solutions to address industry demands
- Technology integration and deployment
- Single-point-of-contact management
Electrification
Electrification gives communities a path to reach their decarbonization goals, lower overall emissions, reduce energy costs, and improve the way of life for residents. It is also transforming a variety of sectors including transportation, commercial building, industrial manufacturing, and agribusinesses.
Wesco’s focus on innovation and our depth of expertise in the utility industry allows us to support public power utilities in their electrification efforts. Our comprehensive portfolio of emerging technologies delivers turnkey solutions engineered for performance and enhanced grid reliability to assist utilities in rapidly advancing electrification efforts.
Clean Energy Technologies
By embracing the integration of renewable energy sources like wind and solar, utilities can reduce carbon emissions, ensure a stable energy supply, and lower operating expenses. Wesco partners with public power utilities to deliver efficient, cost-effective and scalable solar and wind energy solutions.
Battery/Energy Storage
Wesco understands the complexities of energy storage projects. Our portfolio of products and solutions from top-tier suppliers helps you optimize your energy storage project and increase flexibility and consistency.
Microgrid
Wesco has proven experience with mission-critical utility operations. We can help you develop and implement a comprehensive microgrid strategy with customized solutions for systems design, procurement, installation, project management and more.
Virtual Power Plant (VPP)
Whether you are integrating a VPP in your utility or are still evaluating it, Wesco can partner with you in setting up a customized all-in-one solution that fits the unique needs of your operations.
Emergency Preparedness for Public Power Utilities
When a disaster strikes, Wesco is there to help you prepare for and recover from winter storms, hurricanes, tornados, wildfires and other emergencies. Our team will be there through preparation, rebuilding and recovery efforts.
Our comprehensive services can provide pre-storm resource planning and training, dedicated stock and pre-positioning of storm inventory, customer-specific product kits ready to ship on demand, health and safety planning and implementation, laydown yard and onsite services, contractor coordination, inventory management, documentation and reporting, dedicated resources and employees to handle post-storm material handling and restoration efforts.
Connecting Communities
Acting as a cornerstone for community growth, public power utilities play a vital role in not only the delivery of reliable and affordable electricity and broadband, but also in supporting local economic growth through infrastructure investments and local job creation.
With decades of experience solving challenges around large-scale grid modernization projects, Wesco acts as a single point of contact for innovative solutions and specialized resources. We help public power utilities build the infrastructure that strengthens connections and creates thriving, resilient communities.
The Power of the Right Partnership
Whether it’s grid hardening and modernization, bridging technology implementation and automation, accelerating electrification, or upgrading infrastructure, partnering with Wesco gives you access to experts with the knowledge and capabilities to help you solve the most complex challenges and ensure your projects succeed.
We understand that each public power utility has different goals and challenges. That’s why Wesco takes a holistic approach to solving your immediate operational needs while also planning long-term strategies for your energy transformation. This balanced and flexible approach allows utilities to navigate the unprecedented changes in the industry and ensure a brighter energy future for all.
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Each organization’s journey will differ. Wesco’s deep expertise in utilities allows us to take a holistic approach to help you take advantage of growth opportunities and address your energy transition.