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News Release
Contact:
Jules Layer
(763) 543-77774
Jules.layer@cooperindustries.com
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Deploys Cooper Power Systems
CYME™ Distribution System Planning Solution
Features power engineering software that provides advanced analysis tools for transmission, distribution
and industrial power systems.
WAUKESHA, WI, August 9, 2011 – Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has finalized
deployment of the Cooper Power Systems CYME™ software solution for distribution engineering
planning.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company was looking for a reliable software solution to replace their legacy
distribution engineering planning software, EDPLAN. They were drawn to the Cooper Power Systems
CYME software for the intuitive user interface, advanced simulation, calculation functionalities,
interoperability with enterprise systems, stability, and evolution that only a commercial-grade software
solution can offer.
The total CYME solution for Pacific Gas and Electric Company includes the flagship, turnkey CYMDIST
software package, as well as add-on modules for predictive reliability assessment, contingency analysis,
and time range analysis incorporating Smart Grid data, and advanced project management. The
solution also includes development of a tailored integration tool based on the CYMDIST gateway
platform that is customized to extract all required information from Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Generation Interconnection Services (GIS) system to create the most complete network model possible
for analysis and simulations in CYMDIST.
“We are excited about our partnership with Cooper Power Systems, provider of the CYME engineering
analysis solution – which is well known throughout the industry,” said David Lee, supervising engineer,
Pacific Gas and Electric Company. “We are already seeing benefits from this new tool in reduced time
required for planning studies, and improved simulation capabilities for optimization and reliability
projects.”
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The CYME turnkey software solution is intended to be used by Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s
team of more than 100 distribution engineers for short- and long-term planning studies, and for
simulating the behavior of the electrical distribution network under different operating conditions and
scenarios. Cooper Power Systems, a division of Cooper Industries, plc (NYSE: CBE), is currently
providing CYME training services for Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s distribution engineers so they
can become familiar with their new planning tool.
“We are excited to welcome Pacific Gas and Electric Company to our user family, and we appreciate
their trust in our CYME software technology, product family, and people,” said Mike Stoessl, president,
Cooper Power Systems. “As we successfully complete the solution implementation, we realize this is
only the first step in a long-term relationship that will lead to future engineering projects as well as
improvements to our solution offering.”
For additional information on CYME power engineering software, visit www.cooperpower.com.
Editor’s Note: For additional information, contact Correy Robertson at (412) 394-6611 or
correy.robertson@bm.com.
About Cooper Power Systems
Cooper Power Systems, with 2010 revenues of approximately $1.2 billion, is a division of Cooper
Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), and a global manufacturer of world-class power delivery and reliability
solutions for the utility, commercial, and industrial markets. Cooper Power Systems is a leading provider
of innovative Smart Grid technologies that optimize electrical grid performance. These solutions include
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Demand Response (DR), Smart Sensors, Power Systems
Engineering Software and Services, Substation Automation, and Feeder Automation. The company is
also a leading provider of software, communications and integration solutions that enable customers to
increase productivity, improve system reliability, and reduce costs. For more information, please visit
www.cooperpower.com.
About Cooper Industries
Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is a global electrical products manufacturer with 2010 revenues of
$5.1 billion. Founded in 1833, Cooper's sustained success is attributable to a constant focus on
innovation, evolving business practices while maintaining the highest ethical standards and meeting
customer needs. The Company has seven operating divisions with leading market positions and worldclass products and brands including: Bussmann electrical and electronic fuses; Crouse-Hinds and
CEAG explosion-proof electrical equipment; Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and Kyle and McGrawEdison power systems products. With this broad range of products, Cooper is uniquely positioned for
several long-term growth trends including the global infrastructure build-out, the need to improve the
reliability and productivity of the electric grid, the demand for higher energy-efficient products and the
need for improved electrical safety. In 2010 fifty-nine percent of total sales were to customers in the
industrial and utility end-markets and thirty-nine percent of total sales were to customers outside the
United States. Cooper has manufacturing facilities in 23 countries as of 2011.
For more information, visit the website at www.cooperindustries.com.
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