Ubicquia’s new utility partners
28/08/2023
Ubicquia Inc, a company dedicated to making intelligent infrastructure solutions that are easy to deploy and monitor, has signed go-to-market partnerships with Howard Agency, National Transformer Sales (NTS) and Utility Sales Agents of South Texas (USAST). The agreements allow the agents to sell Ubicquia’s UbiGrid DTM+ to utility customers with new distribution transformers or on a retrofit basis.
Howard Agency, NTS and USAST are recognised experts in transformer sales and services. By adding the DTM+ to their existing portfolios, the agents can provide utilities with smart grid initiatives: a single platform to monitor pole, pad mount, single-phase or three-phase transformers; and advanced analytics to monitor transformer health in real-time and isolate faults across their distribution network. The ability to monitor and analyse transformer data drives improved reliability, more efficient operations and better capacity planning.
“We are thrilled to partner with these exceptional companies,” said Stephen Patak, Chief Revenue Officer, Ubicquia. “They have outstanding track records for being trusted advisors to their USA-based utility customers and share in our commitment to helping build a smarter and safer grid.”
“With many critical loads across the country being served by transformers that are 30+ years old, Ubicquia offers a solution to allow utilities to confidently leave these transformers in service for years to come. If an issue does occur, the goal is for the utility to be able to proactively schedule maintenance or a change-out minimising downtime for their customer,” said Hunter Howard, Vice President, Howard Agency. “With Ubicquia, we can do that in a simple and cost-effective way.”
Craig Shoaf, President of National Transformer Sales, said: “The DTM+ is one of the most exciting solutions that we can offer our customers in 2023. It is a natural evolution of a transformer.”
Tyler Chapman, President of Utility Sales Agents of South Texas, said: “We are very selective with the portfolios we represent. Ubicquia’s UbiGrid DTM+ closes a visibility gap our customers have with their distribution network. The product will pay for itself in operations and maintenance (O&M) savings, increased up-time and longer transformer use.”
By equipping transformers with Ubicquia’s intelligent grid monitoring capabilities, Howard Agency, National Transformer Sales and Utility Sales Agents of South Texas customers will be able to:
- monitor electrical aspects of their transformers on secondary and primary sides
- monitor physical aspects, including oil temperature, oil pressure, tilt and vibration
- detect arcing in the air compartment and when the maintenance doors are opened (for pad-mounted transformers).
Each partner is also certified to carry custom versions and cable kits to provide real-time tilt and vibration monitoring along with higher-power three-phase transformer solutions for renewables, microgrids, distributed generation and electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.
