Gabe Prado, Author at Utility Analytics Institute

Uncategorized Strategy

What is a Data Fabric and How Does it Complement my Data Warehouse?

Connecting DWH to advanced analytics at scale requires a data fabric, not just data availability. For industrial companies, the path to ultimate value from data liberation requires three crucial steps. Many organizations have already achieved step one: liberating…

Gabe PradoAugust 24, 2021

Technology

Energy Decentralization: Why it’s a Big Deal for Every Business

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…

Ashiss DashAugust 18, 2021

Uncategorized Grid Technology

How AI Fuels Digital Transformation

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…

Mosaic Data ScienceAugust 12, 2021

Strategy Uncategorized

The Benefits of Data and Analytics Training

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…

Sandi JoralemonAugust 9, 2021

Customer Strategy

Consumers Energy Entire Customer Journey — Executive Summary

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…

Sandi JoralemonAugust 2, 2021

Strategy Technology

How Connected Buildings are Re-energizing the Grid

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…

Tom FarreJune 17, 2021

Technology Strategy

Utilities May Be Key in Broadband Expansion to Underserved Areas

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…

Tony TarvinJune 15, 2021

Technology Grid

Probabilistic Electricity Consumption Forecasting

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…

Mosaic Data ScienceJune 10, 2021

Grid Strategy Technology

Growing Analytics to Meet Current and Future Needs: NYPA’s Approach

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…

Jill FeblowitzMay 26, 2021

Grid Technology

Automating Utility Pole Recognition & Inspection with Computer Vision

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.…

Mosaic Data ScienceMay 17, 2021

Technology Strategy

Three Things to Know About Power System Flexibility

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…

Stuart RavensMay 13, 2021

Uncategorized Grid Technology

Using Satellite Imagery to Identify 37 Different Species of Vegetation and Reduce Risk

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?…

Red Eléctrica de España, Elewit and OverstoryMay 10, 2021