AECOM relies on Qlik’s advanced SaaS analytics to cut through coal ash market complexities and realize extraordinary efficiency.

AECOM, a premier infrastructure firm, was facing challenges in managing the complex and dynamic market of coal combustion residuals (CCRs), also known as coal ash. The regulatory status of each coal ash unit was not centrally recorded, with each owner/operator maintaining its own website with all required regulatory reports. Manually gathering, analyzing, and summarizing this discrete data was complicated and arduous. Prior to 2019, AECOM was managing U.S. coal ash market data for customers in a series of spreadsheets, which had limited dimensionality and were challenging to quickly get results. The total amount of CCR material exceeds 2 billion cubic yards, making the management of this data a significant task.

AECOM is the world’s premier infrastructure firm, delivering professional services on critical projects throughout their lifecycle. In the U.S. Energy Market, AECOM provides services addressing the effective management of power generation, transmission, and distribution. The result is efficient, reliable, and compliant power facilities. One well-known sub-topic in the U.S. Energy Market that AECOM deals with is the management of coal combustion residuals (CCRs), commonly known as coal ash. Created when power plants burn coal to produce electricity, coal ash is one of the largest types of industrial waste generated in the United States. The U.S. EPA regulates the environmentally safe disposal of coal ash. Billions of dollars are at stake for the owners and operators of coal power plants. There are over 100 organizations operating in excess of 300 regulated sites with 700+ CCR units. The total amount of CCR material exceeds 2 billion cubic yards.