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Increasing grid reliability through AI and the power of prediction

Tom Martin, formerly of PG&E and now Trove, discusses an AI data-driven path to outage prevention Reliability – the ability to deliver uninterrupted power to residences and businesses across a service territory – is a top priority of…

Tom MartinApril 16, 2019

Asset & Workforce Grid Technology Uncategorized

Digital twins: big gains for utilities, but not so fast

Digital twins hold promise, but not without a massive data headache The digital twin market is exploding—some say to the tune of $15.66 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of almost 40%. Utilities are among many asset-intensive industries…

Lauren CallawayApril 11, 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…

Lauren CallawayMarch 27, 2019

Asset & Workforce Strategy Technology

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

Asset & Workforce Grid Strategy Technology Webinars

On-Demand: The Future of Reliability Planning

Customers and regulators have expectations that reliability levels should continue to improve without any substantial costs to themselves. Utilities want to provide continual reliability improvements for their customers, but need to do it in the most efficient and…

Lauren CallawayJanuary 30, 2019

Asset & Workforce Technology

It’s twelve o’clock, do you know where your unhealthy transformers are?

Let’s face it. The utility industry is asset-intensive. Even with disruptions to centralized supply and delivery models, there will still be physical assets to maintain. Over the last three decades, asset management practices have evolved from routine maintenance…

Jill FeblowitzJanuary 24, 2019

Asset & Workforce

Predictive maintenance improves asset efficiency for the energy industry

Predictive maintenance growth in North American markets a result of high potential for ROI and operational benefits. Equipment manufacturers, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies, and power and process plant owners and operators for the energy industry commonly…

Dr. Sean OttoDecember 18, 2018

Asset & Workforce Customer Grid

New uses of smart meter data are coming to utilities

It is that time again. FERC just published a paper that has been on my night stand every year at this time since 2006: the Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering. The original economic justification for smart…

Jill FeblowitzNovember 28, 2018

Asset & Workforce Sponsored

Utilities’ staff can focus on high-value activity with digital monitoring & diagnostics

Organizations such as utilities that manage complex assets often become aware of problems only after significant damage or failures occur on those assets. This reactive approach to asset management leads to avoidable productivity loss, downtime and expensive repairs.…

Matt KircherOctober 16, 2018

Asset & Workforce Customer

Hurricane Florence: storm social media snapshot

As mutual assistance crews hit the road for the Carolinas, many companies tracked their progress on social media. Not that long ago, when linemen were deployed out on storms, they didn't have smart phones or social media at…

Amy FischbachSeptember 14, 2018

Asset & Workforce

Increasing grid reliability through AI and the power of prediction

Digital twins: big gains for utilities, but not so fast

The thorny issue of analytics-based vegetation management

Advanced investment planning: a strategic imperative for the smart grid

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?

On-Demand: The Future of Reliability Planning

It’s twelve o’clock, do you know where your unhealthy transformers are?

Predictive maintenance improves asset efficiency for the energy industry

New uses of smart meter data are coming to utilities

Utilities’ staff can focus on high-value activity with digital monitoring & diagnostics

Hurricane Florence: storm social media snapshot

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