A major goal of power plant owner/operators is to achieve real measurable returns, reducing unnecessary operations and maintenance costs while ensuring the reliable performance of their assets. Using PI in this applied data approach allows the individual operating plants to see real benefit; reducing the manual effort asked of their staff while still meeting required Corporate, Financial, and Regulatory reporting, including; Key Performance Indicators, NERC GADS data requirements, and capital parts expended life values for outage planning and parts valuation.