Case Study: SONI

The Project
Backup power install and support for vital IT equipment at SONI – NI grid headquarters

The Background
Based in Belfast, SONI ensures the safe, secure and economic operation of the high voltage electricity grid in Northern Ireland and, in cooperation with EirGrid colleagues, is also responsible for running the all-island wholesale market for electricity.

SONI is responsible for maintaining the power grid throughout Northern Ireland, which means that power protection is of critical importance. It is therefore vital to SONI that they partner a reliable and qualified backup power provider.

For several years SONI have trusted Continu to ensure its critical systems remain uninterrupted in the event of mains power issues.

The Solution
Following comprehensive site surveys and considering all the issues at the SONI headquarters, Continu installed the Schneider Electric Galaxy VM, an innovative and highly efficient UPS system. This was installed by Continu’s OEM trained engineers.

The Results
“The Schneider Galaxy VM allows systems to operate at the greatest efficiency without putting data centre loads at risk.” Tom Hall, MD, Continu

“SONI’s job is to provide secure electricity to the people of Northern Ireland as efficiently as possible and, importantly, to avoid costs that would fall to the end customer. For that reason, The Schneider Galaxy VM is a cost effective and innovative solution to backing up our operations. Continu has been able to provide us with the ideal solution to safeguard our power supply, allowing us to remain safe in the knowledge our operations are protected.”
Peter Jackson, SONI