Pierce Pepin Increases Safety and Efficiency for Rural Electric Co-ops with Sierra Wireless Networking Technology

The solution saves Pierce Pepin and the other co-op members money by streamlining dispatch logistics (seeing where all trucks are at a given moment) and improving the efficiency of its emergency repair efforts. 

Average first-year savings per co-op across the 20 co-ops that participated was $40,210, and the average annual recurring cost savings per co-op was $3,100. The increase in accountability also saves on legal and procedural costs, and the enhanced two-way field-to-office communications enables new after-hours response capabilities.

Pierce Pepin can now more easily provide ongoing functional enhancements to its field personnel in the form of new apps, including one designed to monitor a truck’s bucket position and how long it’s been held there, which keeps crews safer and saves on wear and tear. IT management has also been greatly simplified.