MINNEAPOLIS — January 31, 2011 —
Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI) has been selected by Kansas City Power and Light (KCP&L), to integrate OATI webDistribute into KCP&L’s Smart Grid Demonstration Project. OATI webDistribute will provide KCP&L the platform and the applications needed to improve power system reliability, economics, and environmental compliance by integrating Demand Response (DR) and Distributed Energy Resources (DER) with power system and energy market operations.
OATI webDistribute is a U.S. patent pending solution, designed with scalability, built on a modern web platform in a Software-as-a-Service environment, and supports industry standards for enterprise and business-to-business interoperability. OATI webDistribute provides a unique combination of capabilities to address the current and the emerging Smart Grid requirements, including high-penetration of variable generation, DR/DER programs, and plug-in electric vehicles. In addition, OATI webDistribute provides ancillary services from demand-side resources for balancing variable generation, environmental compliance tracking, and distribution congestion management. It is also designed with capabilities for incremental deployment, while leveraging existing utility legacy systems and data, smart metering, and communications capabilities. OATI webDistribute adheres to stringent cyber security and information privacy measures, and is compliant with NERC CIP standards.
“The proposed solution brings together key functional components, including customer and resource management, DR and DER dispatch and control, Distribution Grid Monitoring and Congestion Management, as well as integration with system operations,” stated Sasan Mokhtari, President and CEO of OATI.
“KCP&L’s SmartGrid demonstration project will serve as the foundation to plan and study the feasibility of a broader roll out of the smart grid technologies,” said Mike Deggendorf, KCP&L senior vice president of Delivery. “The technology provided by OATI is vital to helping us reach this goal.”
OATI (www.oati.com) is an industry leading provider of Smart Grid, Energy Trading and Risk Management, Transmission Scheduling, Congestion Management, and Market Management products and services, with headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota and an office in Redwood City, California. For more information please contact sales@oati.net.
About KCP&L
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE: GXP) is the holding company of Kansas City Power & Light Company and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company, two of the leading regulated providers of electricity in the Midwest. Kansas City Power & Light and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations use KCP&L as a brand name. More information about the companies is available on the Internet at www.greatplainsenergy.com or www.kcpl.com.