Dive Summary:

• The Clarke Electric Cooperative of Iowa (CEC) has awarded Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) a contract to supply a new SCADA master system as part of the Cooperative Research Network's Smart Grid Demonstration Project.
• The new system will include advanced functionality of OSI's .NET-based graphical user interface, advanced alarm management system, and real-time and historical trending.
• CEC, which serves a 2,000 square-mile territory in South Central Iowa, is one of several National Rural Electric Cooperative Association members taking park in a study to test the benefits of an array of new technologies across 12 states.

From the article:

The SGDP is a program intended to demonstrate the costs and benefits of technology upgrades for electric cooperatives and their members. In 2010, the Cooperative Research Network, the research arm of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, received a $33.9 million matching grant from the DOE to study the benefits of an array of new technologies for more than 700,000 consumers in 12 states. CEC is one of several NRECA members taking part in this study and as part of its participation has chosen to implement a new SCADA master system based on OSI’s monarch technology. ...