Bringing Automated Inspection From Concept to Scale by “Closing the Loop”
Computer vision and the quickly evolving field of drones and robotics for inspection have become key figures in the race to realize automated operations across
Category: Grid Analytics
Salt River Project Smart Usage Alerts Project at UA Summit 2021
UAI’s Erin Hardick talks with Gary Rector, Data Scientist at Salt River Project (SRP), about SRP’s Smart Usage Alerts project. At UA Summit 2021,
The Energy Act of 2020, Grid Modernization – A First Look
A first look at Title VIII Grid Modernization from the 533-page Energy Act of 2020. The 533-page Energy Act of 2020 is chock full of
Building the Foundation for Utility Asset Analytics Part 2
Asset analytics can help make the shift from run-to-failure to predictive and condition-based maintenance. This is the second part of a two-part series. Read part
Building the Foundation for Utility Asset Analytics Part 1
Predictive analytics can help utilities realize value through improved reliability, decreased O&M costs, improved safety, and developing a coherent, systematic approach to asset base replenishment.
Climate Risk is Investment Risk – What Utilities Need to Know: An Introduction
Investors will be looking more closely at utilities’ exposure to climate risk as an input to their investment decisions. Climate risk has shareholders, bond
The Colors of Hydrogen – Brown, Grey, Blue and Green – Think About It
Hydrogen is the latest buzz for meeting the world’s energy needs. It is another–and some say important–tool for meeting decarbonization goals. For utilities, hydrogen is
Improving Asset Risk Mitigation by Making Data a Top Priority
Risk mitigation is the key reason to know the probability of failure of utility assets. Unfortunately, the utilities that know that best, are the ones
The Trouble with Tons – Tons of Image Data That is
PG&E recently received a CIO 100 Award for Excellence for its creative approach to wildfire risk. The utility applied machine learning to aerial images of
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
