The Permanent Fund Dividend Division’s (PFDD’s) payment system, written in COBOL and running on mainframes, was at the end of its life. The PFDD wanted to replace their system by adding new modules to their Dividend Application System (DAIS).
Through its energy-related programs, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) was collecting detailed energy usage data. With a $300 million grant for a rebate program that gathered detailed energy usage before and after efficiency improvements, AHFC’s data was going to increase exponentially.
Each summer, ENSTAR technicians were required to inspect more than 30,000 gas meters and record meter conditions on pre-printed paper forms.
ENSTAR wanted to improve their work processes by having technicians capture this information electronically using mobile devices while simultaneously field verifying meter information.
