About Us
Company Profile
Scott
Porteous & Associates was formed in August 2000. We have worked in the
United States, Canada, and South Korea.
Current Contracts
Southwest Power Pool (January 2008 - continuing)
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Assist Southwest Power Pool staff in performing Compliance Audits
ReliabilityFirst Corporation (April 2008 - continuing)
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Assist ReliabilityFirst staff in performing Compliance Audits
Hydro One (May 2006 - continuing)
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Develop training material for System Control Orders for outage scheduling
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Deliver training sessions on System Control Orders to Operating Planning scheduling staff
Past Contracts
Midwest ISO (April 2007-June 2008)
- Prepare training presentations for newly hired staff
- Assist with Balancing Authority Certification preparations
Power Decisions Consulting (September 2000 - December 2006)
- Perform NERC Control Area Compliance Assessments for RFC, MRO and SPP Regional Councils.
- Facilitate NERC Reliability Coordinator Audits
The Structure Group (December 2004-March 2005)
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Subcontracted with Structure to provide training and documentation preparation and review prior to real time market opening at the Midwest ISO.
North American Electric Reliability Corporation (January 2004- May 2005)
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Readiness Audit leader, follow-up from 2003 Blackout Recommendations
PWC Consulting (Canada) (December 2001 - March 2002)
- Sub-contracted with PWC Consulting to provide Program Management on the Korean Power Exchange Project in the area of Energy Management System and Market Operator Systems integration.
Duke Energy North America (March 2001 - April 2001)
Contracted with DENA in their Houston site to:
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Determine and implement a documentation system for 7 DENA Control Areas.
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Instruct new Control Area Operators on NERC operating policies and planning standards in preparation for writing the NERC certification exam.
INCO Limited (Ontario Division) Market Readiness Project (November 2000 - June 2004)
Contracted with INCO to:
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determine documentation and training needs for INCO Power Department operators
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support the activities of the Market Readiness Project
Independent Electricity Market Operator (Ontario) (October 2000 - May 2001)
Contracted with the IMO Open Market Project team in three areas:
- EMS/MIS/MOS Systems Integration
- IMO staff training
- Commissioning
