The PLS-CADD Suite of overhead line design software, developed by Power Line Systems, Inc. of Madison, WI., was recently selected as the overhead line design software standard by Southern Company for all of their business units. "PLS-CADD is already the design program of choice for over 400 utilities, consultants, and contractors around the world. Southern Company's decision to use PLS-CADD for all of their overhead design projects means that yet another of the largest utilities in the world now use our software," says Alain Peyrot, President of Power Line Systems.
Dennis Mize, principle engineer for transmission line engineering at Southern Company stated ""After extensive evaluation, the Southern Company selected PLS-CADD as the primary design software to integrate into our new 'Transmission Line Engineering System'. This decision was based upon functionality, ease of creating and maintaining structure models, and the ability to interface with other programs."
Power Line Systems, Inc. is the industry standard in overhead line analysis and design software with over 400 users in 49 different countries (as of January 2002). The PLS-CADD Suite of software is comprised of PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE, TOWER, and various other programs which give overhead line designers all the tools they need to properly design and analyze new and existing overhead lines from new multi-million dollar transmission projects to distribution structure Joint Use projects. More information can be found at www.powline.com.
