Review each request
Find the application, study and correspondence in one project record.
Utilities and grid infrastructure
Keep study revisions and network upgrades linked to the load requests they affect.
- ApplicationThe request entering the queue
- Study cycleWhat the system needs to serve the load
- UpgradesNetwork work assigned to the request
- AgreementTerms and the date the customer plans on
- EnergizationThe commitment coming due
Questions Vela can help answer.
Where does this request actually stand?
Which requests does this upgrade hold?
What are we committed to and by when?
Answers link to the project records behind them.
Track study dates
See which commitments a delayed study puts at risk.
Link network upgrades
Identify the load requests that depend on each upgrade.
Example workflow
A load request exceeds the study.
Check whether the revised request needs another study and affects shared upgrades.
What arrivesCustomer correspondenceRevised load requestThe ask grows past what the study covered
What changedRequested loadAs studiedAbove the studyPhasingSingle stepStaged
Affected workStudy cycle Results that no longer cover the askQueue commitments Other requests sharing the same upgrades
Who reviews itInterconnection leadReviews the proposed response and its sources before any update goes ahead.Waiting on sign-off
How Vela works
From the source document to a change your team can review.
Choose your sources
Give Vela access to the project files and conversations it needs.
Link the records
Vela connects requirements to equipment and milestones, with a source for each finding.
Check what changed
See which orders and tasks a revised document affects.
Review the next step
Vela drafts the update or reply. Your team approves it before anything is sent or changed.
The records behind the work.
Choose the project records Vela can read. Each finding links back to its source.
Your team approves changes before Vela writes them back.
Sources
Read-only
Team inboxApplication and queue correspondence
Shared driveStudy reports and facilities agreements
Tracking sheetsQueue and upgrade trackers
Team calendarStudy milestones and review meetingsGmail, Drive, Sheets and Calendar read today. Other tools shown here are planned. Check connector availability.
A view for each role.
Each team sees the records and decisions it needs.
Program management
Reviews progress against the capital plan.
Engineering
Checks design packages and field revisions.
Field operations
Finds the drawings and materials needed on site.
Regulatory and reporting
Reviews the evidence behind program reporting.
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