Optimizer™ Growth Study Tool: Datasheet

The Growth Study Tool stresses each part of a distribution network to determine locations that have the capacity to supply higher demands The tool’s outputs help utilities make informed and defensible decisions about charging connection fees to developers.

• Determine how much additional demand can be added to nodes and DMAs within a network.
• Satisfy regulatory requirements that govern connection fees.
• Design and appraise optimal upgrades when facilitating new development connections while accurately allocating costs to developers.
• Produce heat maps showing surplus capacity and deficient regions of a network