Short Circuit, Coordination, and Arc Flash – Electrical Studies & Why You Need Them?
Why do I need short circuit, coordination, and arc flash studies? And what are they?
What is Missing from your Metering and EPMS Specifications?
If you are involved in metering and EPMS projects, you understand that not all specifications are created equal. Electrical distribution specifications often require a lot of thought and effort. Whereas, metering and EPMS specifications have a tendency to be looser on the specifics or outdated altogether. Governing standards may require metering and EPMS specifications. Subsequently, […]
Long Voltage Sag in San Francisco Bay Area
Voltage Sag in San Francisco Bay Area Wednesday, January 13th, 2021 at 6:46:37 AM – Most of the San Francisco Bay area experienced a long duration voltage sag this morning. For instance, in this most recent Power Quality event, the grid voltage sagged to 77% of normal for 47.16 cycles, or about 1/2 of a […]
Tenant Billing and Metering: 3 Key Components to Success
What is Tenant Billing? Billing tenants for utilities is a complicated matter, but it doesn’t have to be. Tenant billing provides owners and operators automatic billing software managed through a cloud-based system. In other words, cloud-based systems for tenant billing electronically collect consumption data, streamlining the invoice process. Additionally, tenant billing offers visualization of real-time […]
Happy New Year From the APT Family!
Happy New Year A Message From Our Owners Andy Taylor CEO Ringing in the New Year is celebrated around the globe, and this year will be no exception since 2020 tested our strength and resilience more than in past years. As we take this time to reflect, APT will focus on the positive lessons we’ve […]
Merry Christmas From APT
Merry Christmas A Message From Our Owners Andy Taylor CEO Christmas is a special time of the year. The holidays are a time to spend with your loved ones, a time to celebrate, a time of happiness. This year has been difficult for many of us, so time with family and friends (whether it be […]
Power Monitoring Expert Vulnerabilities: Are You at Risk?
New Vulnerabilities in Power Monitoring Expert Schneider Electric, the producer of Power Monitoring Expert (PME), recently released a notification that several of their applications commonly experience multiple vulnerabilities. Schneider has identified Power Monitoring Expert versions 7.x – 9.0 as those affected. Consequently, these vulnerabilities could allow for arbitrary code execution. In other words, they can […]
How to Use Cost Reports: Verifying Your Utility Bill
Getting Your Bill What a great winter morning, you wake up ready to work in your new warm home office. You get to the office and start to sort through the mail to look at what has come. You see a bill and it just happens to be for the last month’s electricity and gas. […]
Andy Taylor on Cybersecurity for the AEE World Energy Conference Virtual 2020
Today kicks off the first day of the AEE World Energy Conference for 2020. This year’s conference is held virtually in response to the worldwide pandemic, running on “a dedicated video conferencing system designed for connecting professionals at large events.” The event provides insight from over 100 speakers reviewing the latest in technical case studies, […]
What APT is Thankful for in 2020?
What APT is Thankful For in 2020 APT is taking the holiday season to reflect on the past year. As crazy as this year has been and continues to be, it reminds us to celebrate what makes us thankful. First and foremost, the health and happiness of our TEAM at APT. While challenges arose in […]