Gas utilities manage large volumes of information about their infrastructure, from asset location and material to inspection history, operating conditions and integrity records. That information supports decisions across nearly every part of a utility’s operations.
As systems age and infrastructure needs grow, having data is not enough. Utilities need information that is accurate, accessible and useful.
That need is particularly important when it comes to integrity management. PHMSA’s Distribution Integrity Management Program requirements call for operators to understand their systems, identify threats, evaluate and rank risks, implement measures to address those risks and continually evaluate the effectiveness of their programs.
Having a reliable understanding of the assets within the system provides an important foundation for that work.
For many utilities, the challenge is not a lack of information. Data may exist across GIS platforms, engineering records, field inspections, asset management systems and historical documents. The challenge is bringing that information together and making sure it can support the decisions utilities need to make.
ENTRUST’s experience across gas utility engineering, GIS and data solutions provides an important connection between the information utilities maintain and the infrastructure that information represents.
By improving the quality and consistency of system information, utilities can create a stronger foundation for integrity management, infrastructure planning, regulatory compliance and day-to-day operational decisions.
Better information can also help teams identify higher-risk assets, prioritize infrastructure improvements and determine where capital investment may have the greatest impact.
As part of Leidos, ENTRUST’s utility expertise is complemented by broader capabilities in data collection, geospatial analytics, systems integration, asset management and digital technology.
Bringing those capabilities together creates opportunities to look at utility information more holistically and turn large amounts of system data into information that can support better decision-making.
For utilities, that can mean greater visibility into existing infrastructure, stronger risk-based planning and more useful information for the teams responsible for maintaining and improving their systems.
As utilities continue modernizing infrastructure and adopting more advanced digital tools and analytics, the quality of the information behind those tools will remain critical.
Accurate, accessible and well-managed data can give utilities a stronger foundation for decisions around safety, reliability, compliance and future investment.
By combining utility and engineering knowledge with expanded data and technology capabilities, ENTRUST and Leidos are positioned to help utilities get more value from their system information and use it to make more informed decisions about what’s next.
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