2025 - AVEVA World - San Francisco - Power & Utilities
Tennessee Valley Authority: Building a Digital Core for Operational Technology Data in Power Generation
In the ever-evolving landscape of power generation, companies face significant challenges in modernizing their technology infrastructure to enhance asset reliability, maximize production efficiency, and ensure sustainable operations. This presentation will delve into a comprehensive project aimed at building a Digital Core for Operational Technology (OT) Data for the Tennessee Valley Authority, which operates across Nuclear, Coal, Gas, and Hydro energy verticals and manages the transmission grid for the Tennessee Valley. The project addressed critical issues with existing historian systems, which were limited in functionality, lacked modern cybersecurity capabilities, and incurred high total costs of ownership. By leveraging Agile methodologies, radical business collaboration, and Accenture's technical depth, the project successfully delivered a robust digital platform within the AWS GovCloud environment and powered by AVEVA PI System. Join us to explore the innovative approaches and best practices that led to this successful deployment.
Industry
Power and Utilities
Company
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Speaker
Dee Taylor
United States Air Force Veteran Graduated from Western Kentucky University with a BS in Computer Science 30+ years of IT experience in discreet manufacturing, health insurance and utilities Husband, father and grandfather When not serving the People of the Valley, I like to spend my spare time planning my next cruise
Company
TVA
Speaker
Mark Howard
Product Delivery Manager supporting TVA's Data Historians.
Company
TV
Speaker
Damien Barnett
Heath Barnett is a graduate of Mississippi State University with a BS in Mechanical Engineer with emphasis in thermal sciences and 20 years in power generation with a concentration in gas turbine and combined cycle Operations, Maintenance, & Engineering. His career started as a gas power plant performance Engineer and he has spent the last 10 years in various Engineering manager roles within TVA from Gas Turbine Engineering, Field Engineering – Gas, and Regional Engineering. Currently, Heath is a Senior Program Manager in TVA’s Asset Management Domain and provides support for TVA’s PI System Integration.
Company
Accenture
Speaker
Allison Saxby
Allison Saxby is a Management Consulting Senior Manager and Technology Advisory Practitioner at Accenture with over 10 years of experience in the Utilities and Oil & Gas industries. Her specialty is in agile project management and delivery excellence, with additional experience in enterprise architecture and application portfolio planning. Allison leverages her experience in application and architecture strategy to assess current and future technology landscapes, designing digital solutions to solve her clients' challenges.
Session Code
SESS-209
