With energy decentralization evolving into so much more than just an energy trend, nearly every business could have a stake in it. Energy transition, or the shift from fossil fuels to renewable sources, is a major step in…
AI should fuel digital transformation, not hinder it. The Digital Transformation Landscape As businesses adapt to the rapidly changing competitive landscape, many are pursuing Digital Transformation (DX) initiatives to increase business agility, improve operational insights, reduce costs, and…
Workforce training and development result in more engaged, motivated, and satisfied employees. Utilities should be investing in these areas to remain competitive. Utilities are becoming increasingly digital entities—leveraging data and analytics to make operational decisions. As they learn…
Consumers Energy presented for UAI's July Customer Analytics Community Conversation on creating a process of continuous improvement for retail products and services. Consumers Energy recently lead the July Customer Analytics Community Conversation, which featured a presentation by Francisco…
Flexible energy platforms use artificial intelligence, cloud and blockchain to help manage renewable energy usage. On May 11, the Biden administration approved the Vineyard Wind project, a major wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts capable of powering 400,000 homes…
As broadband service rolls out to rural America and to other remote and underserved areas, it is increasingly clear that utilities will have important roles to play. Municipal, cooperative and investor-owned utilities all will have opportunities to be…
Machine learning provides an excellent avenue for predicting future energy consumption. Energy Consumption is Ripe for ML Predictions Matching energy consumption with the appropriate level of supply is critical. Excess electricity cannot be stored unless converted to alternate…
NYPA is committed to becoming an end-to-end digital utility. At UA Summit 2021 they laid out how they developed their data analytics strategy, process, and architecture. The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has taken a disciplined approach to…
Computer vision offers significant cost savings by way of scalability and automation. The true art of any AI application comes down to how a data scientist can tune AI to accurately label what is in the image set.…
Utilities in the United States have increasingly recognized the many benefits of power system flexibility and are developing their own services. Flexibility market development has been fastest in Europe I have been writing about the development of power…
A case study by Red Eléctrica de España, Elewit and Overstory. Which tree, of the millions that are located near power lines, could be the one to grow into a powerline or fall and cause a power outage?…
Distributed intelligence capability is a key pillar for utilities to building a broad solution—a distributed intelligence platform applies analysis, decision-making and action where it is best utilized for the most valuable outcome. The utility industry is presented with…