Resiliency in Action: How JPS navigated a Category 5 Hurricane using AspenTech DGM Operational Technology
- Date & Time
- April 2, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
- Duration
- 1 Hour
Join Factor This for an insightful web event exploring how Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) navigated the devastating impact of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, the strongest hurricane on record in the Atlantic. Learn how JPS utilized the AspenTech Digital Grid Management (DGM) automation and control solutions, including SCADA, GMS, EMS, OMS, and ADMS, to monitor and stabilize the power grid, manage outages, and coordinate restoration efforts.
Attendees will discover how integrated operational technology systems enable forecasting and simulation of potential outage scenarios, real-time monitoring of grid equipment & assessment system stability, outage tracking and optimal resource allocation to restore power to critical facilities like hospitals, water pumps, and telecommunications centers. JPS representatives will share challenges faced, including unprecedented damage to transmission and distribution networks, and discuss how strategic pre-storm planning, international support, and cutting-edge technology helped JPS to restore power to 98% of customers within 120 days. The webinar will highlight the utility’s proactive measures, including pre-positioning crews and equipment, leveraging international support, and utilizing satellite internet to overcome communication challenges.
Attendees will also gain actionable insights into hurricane preparedness, the importance of integrated grid management systems, and strategies for enhancing system resilience in the face of extreme weather events.
About AspenTech: AspenTech Digital Grid Management (DGM) is part of Aspen Technology, the industrial software business within Emerson (NYSE:EMR). With over 30 years of leadership in Operational Technology (OT) for the utilities industry, AspenTech DGM’s transformative solutions, including SCADA, ADMS, OMS, DERMS, EMS, GMS, Gas Pipeline Management, Network Model Management, Microgrid Management, and CHRONUS Historian serve more than 450 Utilities worldwide. Reach out to us at 855.882-7736 or info@aspentech.com.
Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS)
Jamaica’s electricity era began in 1893 when the Jamaica Electric Light Company—an integrated electric utility—started supplying power from a small coal-fired steam generating plant on Gold Street in Kingston. Thirty-one years later, on May 25, 1923, the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) was established as a legal entity, initially serving 3,928 customers. More than a century later, JPS remains Jamaica’s sole distributor of electricity. The company is engaged in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, and also purchases power from several Independent Power Producers (IPPs). Today, approximately 1,700 JPS team members provide electricity service to more than 692,000 customers across the island each day. Reach out to us at 888-225-5577 or calljps@jpsco.com.
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