Stuart Ravens, Author at Utility Analytics Institute

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 Technology

Commonwealth Edison poised to revolutionize energy delivery with Bronzeville Microgrid

Senior Vice President Of Technical Services M. Michelle Blaise Discusses The Project’s Significance In A Time Of Rapid Change. Chicago’s Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) is leading the way in revolutionizing energy delivery alongside Siemens and the Illinois Institute of…

Sandi JoralemonApril 2, 2019

Strategy Grid

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…

Sandi JoralemonMarch 27, 2019

Strategy Grid 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

Technology Sponsored

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

Technology Asset & Workforce Strategy

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

Asset & Workforce

Asset Performance Management: has the time for utilities to invest finally arrived?

Utilities around the world are waking up to the reality that they must prioritize their investments based on asset health and not age. Gaining an accurate assessment of an asset’s health can be a complicated task, however; drawing…

Louis MorganMarch 20, 2019

Grid Strategy Technology

This is what an analytics partnership looks like: Avista and PNNL’s collaboration

Avista and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together on advancing the grid. You may know that PNNL has been active in developing the concept of transactive energy, “a…

Jill FeblowitzMarch 19, 2019

Grid

Making Sense of Sensors in the Age of the Smart Grid

Grid operators across Europe are experiencing higher maintenance and reinforcement costs than ever before and, without significant increases in funding, are realizing that they must fundamentally change the way that their assets are operated, maintained and replaced. In…

Louis MorganMarch 14, 2019

Technology

TOU Rates: Marketing Financial Benefits of EV Ownership

In the face of declining profits, utility companies are recognizing Electric Vehicle (EV) charging as a viable source of revenue. According to a report from the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation, a comprehensive shift to EV charging is estimated…

Vanessa EdmondsMarch 12, 2019

Stuart Ravens

Food for thought when feeding machine learning algorithms for vegetation management

Commonwealth Edison poised to revolutionize energy delivery with Bronzeville Microgrid

It’s complicated: smart grid in the city

The thorny issue of analytics-based vegetation management

Advanced investment planning: a strategic imperative for the smart grid

Missouri utility embarks on $5.3 billion grid modernization plan

Applying metering analytics to common distribution challenges

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

Asset Performance Management: has the time for utilities to invest finally arrived?

This is what an analytics partnership looks like: Avista and PNNL’s collaboration

Making Sense of Sensors in the Age of the Smart Grid

TOU Rates: Marketing Financial Benefits of EV Ownership

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