Northeast Utilities
Northeast Utilities - Berlin, Connecticut
Northeast Utilities - CT Light & Power division, in Berlin, Connecticut, recently installed a new System Operations Center (SOC). This new addition is part of CL&P's effort to effectively manage the company's assets and enhance safety and service reliability to its 1.2 million customers. The operation center is comprised of three separate rooms: the Main Control Room, a Simulator Room (for training) and a Conference Room.
There are 3 video walls in the Main Control Room, each consisting of 8 displays, for a total of 24 screens. The screens are controlled by the new Jupiter Software System, which enabled custom configuration of the clients' hardware. The supervisor's console has a Crestron TPS-5000 touch panel, which allows for complete control of the systems individual components.
The Simulator Room offers extensive training capabilities on equipment that duplicates functionality. This room has two Christie Digital DS-30 ceiling-mounted projectors imaging onto a single Da-Lite wall-mounted screen.
The Conference Room overlooks the control center, offering a unique look into the workings of the SOC. There's a single Pioneer 50-inch wall-mounted plasma display, which includes an Aurora Multimedia cable TV tuner card. Additionally, the conference room table has a flush-mounted Extron pop up interface, which allows personnel to conveniently plug-in their laptops for meetings and conferences.
