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Health of Power Grids Increases When Existing Data is Properly Harnessed

When asset managers figure out how to harness existing high-quality data, they increase the health of power grids. Consider for a moment an analogy of your utility’s power grid as a living, breathing human being. Grids and human…

Xavier LoinOctober 27, 2021

Asset & Workforce Technology

EPRI Develops AI Model to Reduce Wind Turbine Operations Costs

EPRI has been working with utilities in the United States to digitalize wind assets and develop a physics-based machine-learning hybrid model to identify gearbox damage and extend the life of gearboxes. Wind turbine gearbox replacement cost can be…

Raja V. Pulikollu, Jeremy RenshawSeptember 14, 2021

Asset & Workforce Technology Uncategorized

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 one here. Process and tool challenges The ability to collect and organize data…

Eric Henderson, Kevin Hade, Kojo SefaJanuary 5, 2021

Asset & Workforce Technology Uncategorized

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. Using analytics for asset management within utility operations is far from a new…

Eric Henderson, Kevin Hade, Kojo SefaDecember 28, 2020

Asset & Workforce Strategy

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 holders, insurance companies and ratings organizations worried. Note the recent statement by Larry Fink,…

Jill FeblowitzDecember 8, 2020

Asset & Workforce Grid Sponsored Technology

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 that have had one or more catastrophic asset failures that jeopardized the safety…

Caitlin Frank, Adrian Larreal (Manager), and Debra Henderson (Principal Consultant)October 21, 2020

Asset & Workforce Technology

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 transmission towers – PG&E has 2 million - to shorten the time it…

Jill FeblowitzSeptember 29, 2020

Asset & Workforce Hear The Stories...

Wisdom Is In Communities, UAI Communities That Is

Have you ever met with utility analytics practitioners who are grappling with the same questions you are? I have. Have you ever participated in a meeting to help vet an early iteration of analytics architecture? I have. Have…

Jill FeblowitzSeptember 15, 2020

Asset & Workforce Technology

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)? Well, probably most of the readers of this blog. In 2018, Karen Hao…

Jill FeblowitzJuly 21, 2020

Asset & Workforce Technology

Con Edison, NYCHA Complete Inspections, Upgrades at 29 Buildings (Via T&D World)

The company, working with NYCHA, reviewed the energy usage and equipment at more than 200 buildings and identified 29 of those for inspections. Con Edison has completed inspections and service upgrades at 29 NYCHA buildings, ensuring that residents will be…

T&D WorldJune 30, 2020

Asset & Workforce Strategy

Duke Energy Readies for Hurricanes during Pandemic (T&D World)

Utility takes steps to restore power quickly after a storm without compromising on the health of employees and customers. Duke Energy has prepared to respond to power outages as quickly as possible during the hurricane season that started…

T&D WorldJune 16, 2020

Asset & Workforce Hear The Stories...

Community Heroes: APPA Honors Utilities and Individuals for Service and Leadership (Via T&D World)

The American Public Power Association awarded 13 individuals and 10 utilities for giving back to their local communities. Nineteen individuals and 10 utilities were recognized for service to the American Public Power Association and the public power industry…

T&D WorldJune 16, 2020

Asset & Workforce

Health of Power Grids Increases When Existing Data is Properly Harnessed

EPRI Develops AI Model to Reduce Wind Turbine Operations Costs

Building the Foundation for Utility Asset Analytics Part 2

Building the Foundation for Utility Asset Analytics Part 1

Climate Risk is Investment Risk – What Utilities Need to Know: An Introduction

Improving Asset Risk Mitigation by Making Data a Top Priority

The Trouble with Tons – Tons of Image Data That is

Wisdom Is In Communities, UAI Communities That Is

Natural Language Processing – Talking In A Way Machines Can Understand

Con Edison, NYCHA Complete Inspections, Upgrades at 29 Buildings (Via T&D World)

Duke Energy Readies for Hurricanes during Pandemic (T&D World)

Community Heroes: APPA Honors Utilities and Individuals for Service and Leadership (Via T&D World)

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