Project

FaciliRate Software Implementation

We implemented our FaciliRate software platform for Independence Power & Light (IPL) to streamline transmission line ratings management and support compliance with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order 881 and FAC-008 requirements.

FaciliRate is a centralized transmission ratings management platform designed to help utilities calculate, manage and report ratings data while supporting compliance, improving operational visibility and standardized workflows across transmission assets.

IPL needed a centralized, repeatable process for managing transmission facility ratings and meeting evolving FERC Order 881 requirements. The order requires transmission providers to implement ambient-adjusted ratings, update ratings hourly in response to changing weather conditions, and improve the accuracy and transparency of transmission line capacity calculations.

Our team configured the FaciliRate platform to align with the utility’s approved Facility Ratings Methodology document while integrating both FAC-008 and FERC Order 881 compliance requirements into a centralized workflow. The implementation standardized rating calculations, input assumptions, ambient-adjusted ratings, equipment classifications and manual override processes across IPL’s transmission facilities.

Client

City of Independence Power & Light

Location

Independence, Missouri

Region

Midwest

Services

Electrical Transmission & Distribution

Electrical Transmission

Overhead Transmission

Industry

Power

“FaciliRate helped us establish a more centralized and consistent approach to managing facility ratings data while supporting our FERC Order 881 compliance efforts. “The platform improved visibility into our ratings processes and streamlined workflows that were previously manual and time-intensive.”

Cypress Heide

Engineer, IPL

The project team imported facility equipment data into FaciliRate, creating a centralized ratings operations system, and applied Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standards to support a consistent, auditable process for rating calculation.

To support operational and compliance needs, we developed application programming interfaces (APIs) that generated ambient-adjusted and seasonal ratings outputs. The ambient-adjusted ratings API integrated with the utility’s OSI Ambient Adjusted Ratings tool and calculated ratings across a broad range of temperatures and operating conditions. A second API generated seasonal ratings outputs for FAC-008 compliance reporting and matched IPL’s existing reporting format.

FaciliRate also provided secure, role-based access for approved personnel and was configured to support IPL’s user classifications and single sign-on requirements.

Results

Centralized transmission ratings management within a single platform.

Streamlined compliance with FERC Order 881 and FAC-008 requirements.

Improved the consistency, transparency and auditability of facility ratings calculations.

Enabled automated generation of ambient-adjusted and seasonal ratings outputs.

Supported secure, role-based access and integration with existing utility systems.