Rich Castagna, Author at Utility Analytics Institute

Technology

Energy IoT Platforms Cut Complexity, Speed Up Deployments

Defining an energy IoT platform may be tricky, but the need for these bundles is unmistakable. “Complexity” may be an arguable concept, but anyone who’s been through an energy IoT implementation probably has a deeper understanding of the…

Rich CastagnaOctober 15, 2019

Asset & Workforce Strategy

PPL and AI: The Journey to ‘Data-Driven’

PPL Electric Utilities recognized early on that data – and the compelling ways it could be put to use – would play a major role in its becoming a “utility of the future” and delivering on its mandate…

Dan MeesOctober 10, 2019

Customer Strategy

A Team Approach to Utility Customer Journey Orchestration

Journey orchestration at its best includes planning and coordination of elements of an activity to produce the desired outcome. Here’s an example: A man by the name of Robert Cass is raising money for athletes with special needs…

Vanessa EdmondsOctober 3, 2019

Grid

Is Your Utility Ready for Smart Inverters?

Smart inverters are getting more attention these days with utilities looking to mitigate voltage instability and variability on the system brought forth by distributed energy resources (DER). As the penetration of DERs increases, autonomous operation of smart inverters…

Jill FeblowitzSeptember 27, 2019

Customer Technology

The Answer to CIS Shortcomings: CRM or Analytics?

Is CRM investment worth it? Traditional customer information systems (CISs) are billing engines that were built to process meter data and send the appropriate information to the billing department for processing. These systems also grew to include the…

Vanessa EdmondsSeptember 19, 2019

Strategy Technology

Don’t let Smart Contracts Outsmart You: A Legal Perspective

Leonard Tillman is a partner in Balch & Bingham LLP’s energy practice In the future, Smart Contracts utilizing blockchain are expected to autonomously enable billions of transactions among power producers and transporters, consumers, vendors, service providers and even…

Leonard TillmanSeptember 11, 2019

Technology

AI’s Action and Impact on the Energy Sector

How do we manage the largest machine ever built? The first time I walked into an electric T&D control center was about a decade ago. With a smartphone in my pocket and a laptop in my bag, I…

Jim BullockSeptember 5, 2019

Asset & Workforce

Market Snapshot: Utility Asset Performance Management

The world of asset performance management (APM) technology is expanding rapidly. But what does that mean in terms of how utilities are investing solutions that exist in the marketplace today? According to Gartner’s IT glossary, APM “encompasses the…

Lauren Callaway & Kevin PraetAugust 30, 2019

Technology

Community a major caveat to successful open-source model adoption

Open-source analytical models abound, but having a dedicated community is essential. In More to open-source than you think, the ABCs of open source were described in the utility context. While “open-source” is being used to describe developer tools,…

Jill FeblowitzAugust 27, 2019

Strategy

The shifting role of the CEO in an era of digital transformation – interview with Tom Siebel part 2

When most people think about a democracy versus a dictatorship, they distill it down to collaboration among people, or lack thereof. CEOs who use a dictatorial style of leadership believe that they are the only person who possesses…

Vanessa EdmondsAugust 22, 2019

Asset & Workforce Technology Webinars

On-Demand: Combining AI and Analytics to Address the High Costs and Inefficiencies of Vegetation Management

Vegetation Management has always been a critical function for utilities. It is, however, increasingly top of mind with company executives looking to mitigate the escalating costs and risks posed by vegetation. Due to economic and logistical challenges, utilities…

Lauren CallawayAugust 21, 2019

Grid Strategy Technology

CapX2020 utilities to study transmission grid’s ability to support ambitious carbon reduction goals

Upper Midwest regional utilities are embarking on a cross-state effort to establish a transmission investment approach. Midwest consortium CapX2020 utilities announced yesterday that they will study the Upper Midwest transmission network to identify system improvements and infrastructure upgrades…

Lauren CallawayAugust 20, 2019

Rich Castagna

Energy IoT Platforms Cut Complexity, Speed Up Deployments

PPL and AI: The Journey to ‘Data-Driven’

A Team Approach to Utility Customer Journey Orchestration

Is Your Utility Ready for Smart Inverters?

The Answer to CIS Shortcomings: CRM or Analytics?

Don’t let Smart Contracts Outsmart You: A Legal Perspective

AI’s Action and Impact on the Energy Sector

Market Snapshot: Utility Asset Performance Management

Community a major caveat to successful open-source model adoption

The shifting role of the CEO in an era of digital transformation – interview with Tom Siebel part 2

On-Demand: Combining AI and Analytics to Address the High Costs and Inefficiencies of Vegetation Management

CapX2020 utilities to study transmission grid’s ability to support ambitious carbon reduction goals

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