Qualus Acquires Linda Rogers & Associates, Expanding its Technology, Cybersecurity, and Regulatory Compliance Resources in Support of Grid Reliability and Modernization
16 July 2024 - 5:36AM
Business Wire
Qualus Corporation, a leading pure-play power services firm and
innovator at the forefront of the energy transition, announced
today the acquisition of Linda Rogers & Associates, Inc.
(LRAI), a specialized advisory, program management, and engineering
firm with differentiated capabilities in information technology,
regulatory compliance, and cybersecurity, in support of critical
power infrastructure and network resiliency and reliability. LRAI’s
experience in electric grid digitization, security, and
modernization enhances Qualus’ comprehensive resources in these
areas.
Founded over 30 years ago by Linda Rogers in Sacramento,
California, LRAI has extensive experience in the design,
implementation and commissioning of automation, communication, and
integration systems in new and existing substations, supervisory
control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, cybersecurity
platforms, and other utility control facilities. The firm also
offers advisory services for clean energy initiatives, utility
network and operational technology evaluations, and compliance
programs to meet Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), North
American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), and Critical
Infrastructure Protection (CIP) security and reliability
requirements.
“We are honored and excited to partner with Linda and the LRAI
team. This acquisition is consistent with our strategy to expand
our resources and capabilities to provide comprehensive, end-to-end
technology and engineering solutions in support of grid reliability
and modernization,” said Dr. Hisham Mahmoud, Chairman and CEO of
Qualus. “LRAI’s client-centric approach and culture that
prioritizes people, quality, and safety, is consistent with our
own.”
“We are extremely proud of what we have accomplished over the
past 30 years, helping utilities shift to data-driven technologies
that have significantly improved operational performance,
reliability, and compliance,” said Linda Rogers, founder and CEO of
LRAI. “We are impressed with Qualus’ capabilities, resources, and
culture, and believe that together we can expand the scale and
scope of our services to better serve our clients and provide more
professional growth opportunities for our people.”
Gold Country Advisors, a merger and acquisition firm in Folsom,
California, represented LRAI in the transaction.
About Qualus
Qualus is a leading pure-play power services firm and innovator
at the forefront of the energy transition, with differentiated
capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and
sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial,
industrial, and government clients, and renewable and energy
storage developers, offering comprehensive solutions through
boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital
solutions, program management, and specialized field services.
Qualus also provides software and technology enabled services and
develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry
challenges such as distributed and variable resource integration,
emergency management, and secure data exchange. The firm has over
1,000 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and
Canada.
About Linda Rogers & Associates, Inc.
Linda Rogers & Associates, Inc. (LRAI) is a technology
partner and advisory services provider for the public and private
utility market. Headquartered in Sacramento, California, LRAI
offers customized solutions and engineering services to address
complex electric utility challenges in the areas of information
technology, regulatory compliance, cybersecurity, and reliability.
Its industry-leading consultants provide end-to-end support to
clients through the review, planning, design, adoption, testing and
implementation of fail-safe technologies, operational redundancy
and overall system reliability.
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