Distributed generation (including solar photovoltaic, wind, small hydro, landfill gas, engine-gensets, fuel cells, and cogeneration) is being deployed at an increasing pace, energy storage is moving toward viability, electric vehicles introduce a huge variable into planning equations, microgrids and intentional islands are becoming increasingly common and complex, and a wide array of “smart grid” and distribution system automation technologies such as FLISR and Automatic Network Reconfiguration are entering the marketplace. Utility planners, asset managers, and engineers are often faced with having to make decisions on these technologies

without feeling as though they have the background information they need, and of course they cannot use the grid as an experiment. Northern Plains Power Technologies (NPPT) helps utilities and equipment manufacturers prevent or solve problems thorugh the use of detailed time-domain ("EMTP-type") computer modeling of systems and custom programming of controls. NPPT uses powerful computer tools and highly detailed models of physical systems coupled with many years of power engineering and power electronics experience to provide a "virtual laboratory" form which

utility engineers and equipment manufacturers can gain trustworthy answers and better understanding. NPPT relies on building relationships with clients, and is focused on meeting customer needs on time and on budget. Through a combination of competent engineering and creative thought, and in collaboration with clients everywhere, NPPT is Moving Power Forward.