Making AI Work – An NREL “How-to” Guide for Utilities
Utilities have seen the evidence; there is real value in using artificial intelligence (AI) to solve business problems. Artificial intelligence – encompassing machine learning, deep
Natural Language Processing – Talking In A Way Machines Can Understand
Anyone who has ever used a search engine or virtual assistant is using natural language processing (NLP). Who knew that NLP is artificial intelligence (AI)?
COVID-19 Lockdowns Demonstrate How AI Reveals Energy Shift Causation for Utilities
Across the board utilities are seeing extreme shifts in energy demand due to COVID-19 lockdown orders, particularly increases in residential consumption. The unpredictability of energy
Leveraging Predictive Data Science to Optimize Vegetation Management
Managing vegetation and tree growth around power lines is an important responsibility that rests on the shoulders (and budgets) of utilities. It plays a critical
COVID-19: Two Use Cases for Analytics in Preparing for Reopening
As an essential industry, utilities have risen to the occasion by implementing pandemic plans to protect customers and workers while keeping the lights on. COVID-19
COVID-19: Six Use Cases on How Analytics Can Help in the Short Term
As providers of essential services, utilities have their hands full with COVID-19. From managing a large workforce to serving many customers, utility operations are using
Know Your Trees – Storm Management
Getting better at storm-related outage prediction Utilities need to know the “ground truth” One of the utility’s primary missions is to minimize outage frequency and
Resource Planning Continues to Get More Complicated – What You Should Know
Resource planning has changed a lot over the last five years, with the increase in intermittent renewables and distributed energy sources. In 2018, the piece
Enterprise Analytics for Optimizing & Personalizing Utility Programs
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is becoming ubiquitous throughout the utility industry, providing many sources of value for both utilities and ratepayers as utilities unlock previously
The Fleets are Coming, The Fleets are Coming – Electric Trucks, That is
Amazon made big news last September when it announced a deal with well-funded startup Rivian[1] to deploy 100,000 medium-duty electric box trucks by 2030. There