CPS Energy’s modernization effort spans both gas SCADA and electric EMS/SCADA domains:

1. Gas SCADA Modernization

   • HMI & visualization refresh with modern situational awareness displays, pipeline topology views, and dynamic coloring.

   • Advanced alarm management to reduce nuisance alarms and improve response to true abnormal conditions.

   • Operational analytics including inventory & linepack calculations to support capacity and contingency management.

   • System architecture & integrations: Open interfaces for PI historian and GIS, supporting enterprise reporting and field coordination.

   • Resilience & training: Synchronized disaster recovery and an Operator Training Simulator (OTS) for consistent operator proficiency.

   • Cybersecurity controls embedded in the platform design.

2. Electric EMS/SCADA Replacement

   T&D system integration: Coordination with OMS/DMS software upgrades to maintain a coherent distribution network model and streamline outage and switching operations.

Key Functional Enhancements

• Operator effectiveness: Consistent, high-fidelity one-line/topology views; contextual alarms; faster abnormal-situation recognition.

• Model-driven operations: Single dynamic network model from GIS to DMS/OMS reduces duplication and errors.

• Training & readiness: OTS enables scenario-based drills without impacting live operations.

• Resilience: Built-in disaster recovery synchronization to shorten recovery time objectives.

• Security posture: Modernized architecture with contemporary OT security controls.

Technology & Vendor Ecosystem 

CPS Energy’s gas SCADA using a contemporary, open architecture with integrations to PI and GIS. EMS/SCADA replacement is underway per Board materials. (CPS Energy and industry sources frequently reference advanced, vendor-neutral integrations; AspenTech OSI Monarch is a common platform in the sector, but specific CPS platform details for electric are not confirmed in public documents cited here.)

Implementation Approach

1. Assessment & design: Inventory legacy points, networks, and displays; define alarm philosophy and cybersecurity requirements; map integrations (PI, GIS, OMS/DMS).

2. Build & integrate: Stand-up parallel environments; configure SCADA databases, displays, alarm rationalization, historian tags, GIS model interfaces, and DR replication.

3. Testing & cutover: Factory/Site Acceptance Tests, model validation, performance and failover tests, then phased cutover to minimize operational risk. (Operator training via OTS precedes go-live.)

4. Stabilization & optimization: Post-go-live tuning of alarms, displays, and integrations; ongoing cybersecurity posture reviews.

Benefits & Outcomes

• Improved reliability and faster response to abnormal conditions across gas and electric operations.

• Data-driven operations via integrated historian/GIS and consistent network models—fewer manual reconciliations between OMS/DMS and SCADA.

• Operator readiness & safety through simulator-based training and clearer situational awareness.

• Future-ready architecture that supports incremental enhancements, DER/ADMS alignment, and continuing security updates