David Blaza, Author at Utility Analytics Institute

Technology

What solutions are populating the utility analytics space?

We looked to our members to find out which solutions are rising to the top of the utility analytics market. Big data and analytics are transforming the public utility sector with advances in storage, computing power, applications, and…

David BlazaApril 18, 2019

Grid

New technologies creating opportunities in transmission analytics

Power transmission has rarely been the hottest topic in the utility industry. That’s not to say it is not vital to energy delivery; It is. With the integration of large-scale renewables and the drive to decarbonize, this segment…

Jill FeblowitzApril 18, 2019

Asset & Workforce Technology

Increasing grid reliability through AI and the power of prediction

Tom Martin, formerly of PG&E and now Trove, discusses an AI data-driven path to outage prevention Reliability – the ability to deliver uninterrupted power to residences and businesses across a service territory – is a top priority of…

Tom MartinApril 16, 2019

Asset & Workforce Grid Technology Uncategorized

Digital twins: big gains for utilities, but not so fast

Digital twins hold promise, but not without a massive data headache The digital twin market is exploding—some say to the tune of $15.66 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of almost 40%. Utilities are among many asset-intensive industries…

Lauren CallawayApril 11, 2019

Strategy

Taking strides & realizing value

The State of Utility Analytics from the SAS 2019 Global Utility Industry Survey The utility industry in 2019 is in many regards barely recognizable from the utility industry just 10 years ago. The growth of renewables, electric vehicles,…

Mike SmithApril 9, 2019

Technology

Food for thought when feeding machine learning algorithms for vegetation management

Machine learning and artificial intelligence have strong potential in vegetation management, but there is a lot that can go wrong. My last blog discussed the opportunity for transmission and distribution utilities to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve…

Stuart RavensApril 4, 2019

Grid Strategy

It’s complicated: smart grid in the city

How steady is the bridge between the smart grid and smart cities? The buzz of the smart grid began to cede ground to smart cities just a few short years ago in 2013 (at least if Google Trends…

Carol L. StimmelApril 2, 2019

Asset & Workforce

The thorny issue of analytics-based vegetation management

Hard work could reap big rewards in vegetation management. The world of vegetation management (VM) has received significant press in 2019, and for good reason. In 2017 and 2018, a series of deadly wildfires struck the state of…

Stuart RavensMarch 28, 2019

Asset & Workforce

Advanced investment planning: a strategic imperative for the smart grid

How utilities are optimizing smart grid investments in the digital age. A typical electric utility is responsible for investing in the maintenance and replacement of millions of assets spread across thousands of kilometers of the network. Making the…

Lauren CallawayMarch 27, 2019

Grid Strategy Technology

Missouri utility embarks on $5.3 billion grid modernization plan

Microgrid And New Technology Pilot Program To Be Included. Ameren Missouri over the next five years plans to invest $5.3 billion on more than 2,000 infrastructure improvement projects across its 24,000 square mile service area. The Smart Energy…

UAI Content TeamMarch 26, 2019

Applying metering analytics to common distribution challenges

Meter data improves visibility into the edge of the electric system, directly impacting a wide range of utility operations. Distribution utilities have installed millions of smart grid devices, creating an unprecedented amount of data available for analysis. The…

Frederic DuboisMarch 22, 2019

Asset & Workforce Strategy Technology

Edge computing plus blockchain is on the bleeding edge (Blockchain series part 2)

Blockchain was developed to facilitate the business of cryptocurrency, but now utilities can leverage the technology to solve other business problems. Marrying Blockchain with edge computing could be the next step forward for utilities. But what happens if…

Jill FeblowitzMarch 21, 2019

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