--- title: "Engineering services for digital power systems in Canada | BBA" date: 2021-06-02T06:46:00-04:00 author: sadmin canonical_url: "https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/services/engineering/process-control-operational-technologies/digital-power-systems" section: Services --- 1. - ![Data Centres - Super computers](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/hero/_3000x3333_fit_center-center_100_none_ffffff/8987/IOT_AdobeStock_434668706.webp) ## It pays off to make your power system “smarter” By being well-equipped to understand the exact state of your power system, you’ll have all the relevant data to optimize the life of your plant and equipment and maximize their use for better overall asset management, thereby making it easier to forecast your investments. A smarter system will help you make the best investment decisions based on accurate and complete facts: real-time monitoring, data historization, customized reports and performance indicators, predictive maintenance, etc. ## Managing your operations and workforce more efficiently With digital power systems, you’ll gain greater guaranteed performance, based on using industry-recognized standards and technologies, and an increased flexibility through system modularity, interoperability and easier modifications along the way. Modernizing your equipment or implementing new systems can solve many problems with the reliability, sustainability and cybersecurity of your installations. This will allow your teams to operate the power system safely, greatly limiting their onsite work. 2. - ![Indust process plant employee tablet decarbonation hz lr](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/_1925x2139_fit_center-center_100_none_ffffff/212308/indust_process-plant_employee_tablet-decarbonation_hz_lr.webp) ## Planning, advising and equipping our clients Our BBA experts work closely with our clients to provide them with a clear vision of their power system. First, we assess their infrastructure and work with them to develop master plans based on their priorities and investment plans. By being neutral when selecting technology suppliers, we ensure you get the most benefit from integrating them into your infrastructure and equipment. That’s why we first test our solutions in our technology labs before implementing them, to ensure interoperability, reliability and security. We do this to ensure the technology can be deployed quickly and efficiently. One of the major advantages of the BBA team is the in-depth knowledge we have of our clients’ operations. Thanks to our local presence, we can get to the site quickly and develop solutions that fit perfectly into your operations. As such, it’s important to mention that health and safety are key priorities in our corporate culture and are reflected in our actions on site, in our labs and in our engineering designs. 3. ## Solutions we offer - [ 03 Dec 2025 Power and Renewables Data centres serving communities - ![Pr employee men scott fleming retouch web SQ LR BBA](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/204270/pr_employee_men_scott-fleming_retouch_web_SQ_LR_BBA.webp) - ![Yves Bétournay](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/3239/Yves-Betournay.webp) ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/publications/data-centres-serving-communities "Data centres serving communities") - [ 06 Dec 2023 Power and Renewables Developing a reliable mining decarbonization plan - ![Dave Olsthoorn](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/146851/DaveOlsthoorn.webp) Dave Olsthoorn, P.Eng., M.A.Sc. Engineer, Energy and Air Quality ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/publications/developing-a-reliable-mining-decarbonization-plan "Developing a reliable mining decarbonization plan") - [ 18 May 2023 Power and Renewables Knowledge as a catalyst: digital power systems take hold in industry - ![1655 Marc Andre Perron](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/191612/1655_Marc_Andre_Perron.webp) Marc-André Perron, P.Eng. Director, Management - Digital Power Systems ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/publications/knowledge-as-a-catalyst-digital-power-systems-take-hold-in-industry "Knowledge as a catalyst: digital power systems take hold in industry") - [ Power and Renewables High-voltage substation digitalization ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/projects/high-voltage-substation-digitalization "High-voltage substation digitalization") - [ 30 Mar 2022 Power and Renewables Successfully digitalizing electrical infrastructures ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/publications/successfully-digitalizing-electrical-infrastructures "Successfully digitalizing electrical infrastructures") - [ 31 Jan 2022 Power and Renewables Digital power systems: an influencing tool in asset management - ![Lyle Neumann](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/93855/Lyle-Neumann.webp) Lyle Neumann, P.L. Eng., C.E.T., S.C.O. Department Manager, Industrial and Renewable Power ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/publications/digital-power-systems-an-influencing-tool-in-asset-management "Digital power systems: an influencing tool in asset management") - [ 25 Oct 2021 Power and Renewables The importance of preliminary interconnection studies - ![Audrey Patry Quintin canva](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/204409/Audrey-Patry-Quintin-canva.webp) - ![Alex Archambault](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/2692/Alex-Archambault.webp) ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/publications/the-importance-of-preliminary-interconnection-studies "The importance of preliminary interconnection studies") - [ Power and Renewables Detailed engineering and commissioning of TransAlta's New Richmond wind farm ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/projects/detailed-engineering-and-commissioning-of-transaltas-new-richmond-wind-farm "Detailed engineering and commissioning of TransAlta's New Richmond wind farm") - [ 25 Jan 2021 Power and Renewables Design and commissioning of a massive IEC61850 multivendor substation automation project: a twisted path - ![Kari Blyth](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/209810/Kari-Blyth.webp) - ![Diego Quintero](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/2576/Diego-Quintero.webp) ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/publications/design-and-commissioning-of-a-massive-iec61850-multivendor-substation-automation-project-a-twisted-path "Design and commissioning of a massive IEC61850 multivendor substation automation project: a twisted path") Let’s see what we can do together [ Contact us ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/contact)