GIPS provides an Interactively review on the map POI injection or withdrawal capacity results computed by TARA's Worst Cluster Trlim or via FCITC.
GIPS can operate in three parts:- GIPS Lite runs as a web application, accessible from the public internet and satisfies FERC Order 2023 (aka 'Heat Maps'). It displays Points of Injection and monitored elements while allowing a user to enter an amount to inject (or withdraw).
- GIPS Pro web solution is intended to be used within a company's intranet. It behaves just like GIPS Lite but also visualizes constraining elements on the map as well as competing Harmers generators
- GIPS Desktop runs as a Windows executable and has the same capabilities as GIPS Pro but also allows the loading, merging, appending, and saving of TARA's Worst Case TrLim results for web hosting
Originally, GIPS was created to help companies satisfy FERC Order 2023 (aka 'Heat Maps') but has grown in functionality:
- Presents multiple scenarios for different years (model) and calculations assumptions.
- Provides an interactive ability to report Constraints flows after specifying user defined MW injection.
- Shows POI either injection or withdrawal capacity.
- Report competing Harmers including locations on a map.
- Show limiting constraints on a map.
- Optionally show POI capacity in line tap locations.
- Ability to estimate mitigation cost (new, July 2025).
The Following Companies Have Already Deployed GIPS
For more information on GIPS, please, review GIPS videos.
There are also online demos for each online flavor of GIPS for you to try out:
Ohio Valley GIPS Lite in action using sample data from the Ohio Valley.
Ohio Valley (Pro) GIPS Pro in action using sample data from the Ohio Valley. Notice the following:
- An additional grid displaying the Harmers for the selected constraint.
- Displayed on the map either a line or a filled circle to represent the type and location of a constraint.
Ohio Valley (Pro) GIPS Pro with upcoming Cost Mitigation.