Power generation plants have a great deal of responsibility that requires specific scheduling of various skilled experts to keep them running safely.
AUTOMATE POWER PLANT CREW SCHEDULING AND EMERGENCY RESPONSES
Filling crews and having an emergency preparedness plan is critical to keeping energy flowing and communities up-and-running. Automating power plant crew call out and scheduling with the ARCOS software solution is helping many power plants to save time and money while reducing risk. Learn how Duke Energy is using automated call out software in this power plant case study and check out our business case for plant supervisors and managers showing how ARCOS Power T&D utility crew management software pays for itself, optimally saving money and improving efficiency.
Power plants face pressure to execute contracts and conduct operations at the lowest costs. Talk to a resource management software expert, and find out how ARCOS can help to improve operational efficiency by reducing labor costs and keeping personnel focused on their core tasks instead of making repeated phone calls to fill shifts, respond to emergencies or plan overtime work.
WHY USE POWER T&D UTILITY CREW MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE?
MINIMIZE REPLACEMENT POWER
Power plants must maintain generation output and minimize load reductions or de-rates to maximize revenue. Coal pulverizer breakdowns, boiler tube leaks, and other problems must be addressed quickly to prevent avoidable revenue leakage. The ARCOSÂ power plant resource management software plugs revenue leaks by minimizing downtime and reducing the amount of replacement power to be purchased.
MANAGE LABOR AGREEMENTS AND COMPLIANCE
Power plants want to minimize grievances and improve morale, while generating more productivity from the workforce. ARCOS web-enabled resource management software reduces callout related grievances by enforcing labor contract compliance and equalizing overtime opportunities—helping to improve productivity.
OPTIMIZE POWER PLANT STAFFING LEVELS
Power plants must maintain critical staffing levels, or face fines from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). ARCOS addresses staffing levels through a cloud based power T&D utility crew management software, and with real-time alerts of staffing issues, automates the call out process to fill shifts.
IMPROVE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
Maintaining readiness to react to natural disasters or terrorist threats is critical. ARCOS transmission & distribution management systems for power help to improve readiness and speeds communications through its centralized automated response system and mass notification capabilities.
Getting Started for Power Generation Plants: Business Case
Discover how ARCOS Power T&D resource management software will typically show a return on investment, (ROI) in less than one year.
The ARCOS Callout solution for power plants pays for itself through the reduction of scheduling and emergency response hard costs alone. When soft costs are added, implementing the solution is one of the easiest and most profitable decisions you will ever make. The ARCOS solution is highly scalable, and will benefit your power plant whether it is large or small. ARCOS is one of the only systems you will ever implement that will be up and running in less than three months, demonstrate real return on investment (ROI) within six months, completely pay for itself within one year, and result in positive cash savings year over year. The table below shows average savings; actual cases may vary.
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ANNUAL HARD COST SAVING OPPORTUNITIES |
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| Reduce callout supervisor time for filling scheduled shifts and emergencies | $25,000 |
| Reduce callout list maintenance time | $45,000 |
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Reduce callout list maintenance time |
$45,000 |
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Eliminate cost of grievances (avoiding) or settle-up costs |
$25,000 |
TOTAL ANNUAL HARD COST SAVING OPPORTUNITIES |
$140,000 |
ANNUAL SOFT COST SAVING OPPORTUNITIES |
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Provides visibility into front-line performance |
$75,000 |
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Maintenance of homegrown system for data entry and reporting |
$25,000 |
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Court fees, media training |
$250,000 |
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De-rate costs; Buy power on open market |
$30,000 |
TOTAL ANNUAL SOFT COST SAVING OPPORTUNITIES |
$380,000 |
TOTAL ANNUAL COST SAVING OPPORTUNITIES |
$520,000 |
