Power Plant Challenges We Solve
Power generation demands absolute reliability. Every unplanned outage costs millions in lost revenue and grid penalties.
Case Study: 800MW Combined Cycle Plant
How a major power producer cut maintenance costs by $3.2M while improving availability from 94.2% to 98.7%.
Phase 1: Baseline Assessment (Month 1-2)
Initial audit revealed fragmented integrity management across operations, maintenance, and engineering teams.
Turbine components tracked in Excel spreadsheets by 3 different engineers
No integration with plant DCS or vibration monitoring systems
Inspection schedules based on OEM recommendations, not actual operating conditions
Unable to quantify risk or prioritize maintenance spending
Phase 2: Data Integration (Month 3-4)
Connected Reliatic to plant historian, CMMS, and condition monitoring systems.
Imported 15 years of maintenance history and inspection records
Scheduled integration with turbine vibration sensors and bearing temperature monitoring
Built digital twins for both gas turbines and steam turbine
Established component-specific failure models based on OEM data and plant history
Phase 3: Condition-Based Maintenance (Month 5-8)
Transitioned from time-based to condition-based maintenance strategies.
Identified 12 components scheduled for replacement that had 60%+ remaining life
Flagged GT compressor blade set showing early erosion signs (caught 4 months before failure)
Optimized major inspection scope, reducing outage duration from 28 days to 19 days
Engineering time on reliability admin reduced from 60 hrs/week to 12 hrs/week
Phase 4: Annual Results (Month 12)
Full year of operations under proactive reliability program.
Plant availability improved from 94.2% to 98.7%
Reduced unplanned outages compared with the prior year
Maintenance spending reduced by $3.2M through optimized scheduling
Equivalent availability factor (EAF) increased 4.5 percentage points
Annual Impact
$3.2M
Maintenance savings
98.7%
Plant availability
0
Forced outages
Built For Power Generation
Our team includes former power plant reliability engineers who understand turbine metallurgy, thermal cycling, and grid reliability requirements.