Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy unifies its asset management with AVEVA CONNECT and PI System
Dominion Energy, a leading U.S. electric utility, had to deal with a SCADA historian constantly growing in size and complexity, thousands of assets brought online or retired each week, and heterogeneous business functions that generated inconsistent, hard-to-access data. The organization also needed to share reliable energy source and performance information with its customers so they could substantiate their own carbon neutrality commitments to investors and auditors. Dominion deployed AVEVA CONNECT, AVEVA PI System, AVEVA PI Server and AVEVA PI Vision to build a unified, cloud-ready asset environment. The results are significant: real-time shared data is now integrated into all activities, environmental data delivery is 50% faster, 42 potential equipment failures were identified and avoided in just one year, plant reliability and efficiency are improving, and the operator is accelerating the low-carbon energy transition in North America.
Integrated AVEVA software
AVEVA PI System
Dominion Energy uses AVEVA PI System with PI Server and PI Vision to oversee its power grid. This platform centralizes generation data and facilitates the transition to renewable energy.
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AVEVA CONNECT
Dominion Energy relies on AVEVA CONNECT to access its industrial data from the cloud. This solution enables remote monitoring and efficient collaboration between distributed teams.
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FAQ
How does AVEVA PI System manage thousands of continuously changing energy assets?
Dominion Energy brings thousands of assets online or retires them every week, a volume that exceeded the capacity of its former SCADA historian. AVEVA PI System, combined with PI Server, handles this dynamic thanks to its scalable architecture and its Asset Framework, which automatically contextualizes data. The platform adapts to fleet growth without performance degradation, a prerequisite for a major electric utility in the midst of the energy transition. It is a flagship example of AVEVA's industrial scalability.
How does AVEVA CONNECT make it easier for an energy company to share data with its customers?
AVEVA CONNECT enables Dominion Energy to share reliable information on energy sources and environmental performance with its industrial customers. This data is essential for companies that must substantiate their carbon neutrality commitments to investors and auditors. The cloud platform secures data sharing while ensuring traceability. Dominion thus becomes a provider of data as well as energy, creating a new kind of value in the B2B relationship.
How can AVEVA PI System help avoid 42 equipment failures in one year?
Dominion Energy identified and avoided 42 potential equipment failures in just one year thanks to AVEVA PI System and PI Vision. The platform continuously analyzes operating patterns, detects early drifts (abnormal vibrations, temperatures, power consumption) and alerts maintenance teams before a failure occurs. This predictive maintenance turns a costly reactive model into proactive management. Across all its plants, these 42 avoided failures represent millions of dollars in savings and greater service reliability.
Why is making environmental data available 50% faster strategic?
Dominion Energy made its environmental data available 50% faster thanks to AVEVA PI System and CONNECT. This speed is crucial in a sector where climate regulations are changing quickly and stakeholders (regulators, ESG investors, customers) demand near real-time transparency. The platform turns environmental compliance from a painful retrospective exercise into a continuous process integrated into operations. It is a major competitive advantage for energy companies committed to decarbonization.
How does AVEVA support a major operator's low-carbon energy transition?
For Dominion Energy, AVEVA PI System, PI Server, PI Vision and CONNECT provide the unified, cloud-ready asset environment needed to accelerate the low-carbon transition in North America. The platform harmonizes disparate business functions, streamlines the integration of new renewable assets and facilitates the gradual decommissioning of fossil assets. Without this digital backbone, the deep transformation of the energy mix would be considerably slower and more expensive. AVEVA becomes a strategic accelerator.