Strategy

The shifting role of the CEO in an era of digital transformation – interview with Tom Siebel part 2

When most people think about a democracy versus a dictatorship, they distill it down to collaboration among people, or lack thereof. CEOs who use a dictatorial style of leadership believe that they are the only person who possesses…

Vanessa EdmondsAugust 22, 2019

Grid Strategy Technology

CapX2020 utilities to study transmission grid’s ability to support ambitious carbon reduction goals

Upper Midwest regional utilities are embarking on a cross-state effort to establish a transmission investment approach. Midwest consortium CapX2020 utilities announced yesterday that they will study the Upper Midwest transmission network to identify system improvements and infrastructure upgrades…

Lauren CallawayAugust 20, 2019

Strategy Technology

Tom Siebel’s data-driven approach to digital transformation: part 1

Tom Siebel, CEO of C3.ai, weighs in on a data-driven, strategy-first approach. “Putting the cart before the horse”, a cliché’ we inherited from the Greeks, means that the action that should come second is prioritized first. This approach…

Vanessa EdmondsAugust 8, 2019

Grid Strategy

Grid Analytics: Good or Great?

To thrive in the grid of the future, we must leverage analytics to move from good to great. As a kid growing up in Wyoming, I played every sport and, being from a small town, was considered good…

Mark JohnsonJune 26, 2019

Strategy

Using data to weigh the pros and cons of performance-based rates

Utilities are relying more on data to minimize the risk of taking on new rate structures. Performance-based regulation (PBR) has been in the news, with Nevada approving legislation calling for a PBR process. Hawaii just approved a Phase…

Jill FeblowitzJune 18, 2019

Strategy

Eight deadly sins of analytics to avoid

Industry consultant Mark Konya weighs in on eight critical factors for analytics. Mark J. Konya, P.E. The contemporary view of deadly sins originated from the works of 4th-century monk Evagrius Ponticus; the eight “vices” he advanced include: gluttony,…

Mark Konya, P.E.May 23, 2019

Customer Grid Strategy Technology

Oregon utilities poised to sink or swim with new electric transportation rule

How utilities adopt the new rule will depend on their ability to integrate and analyze electric vehicle, transportation, grid, and customer data. In mid-April, Oregon regulators adopted a new rule to compel utilities in that state to increase…

Lauren CallawayMay 3, 2019

Strategy Technology

Utilities opt to use cloud-based analytics, despite lack of monetary incentives

It’s been over two and a half years since NARUC passed a resolution encouraging state public utility commissions to “consider whether cloud computing and on-premise solutions should receive similar regulatory accounting treatment, in that both would be eligible…

Jill FeblowitzMay 1, 2019

Strategy

Taking strides & realizing value

The State of Utility Analytics from the SAS 2019 Global Utility Industry Survey The utility industry in 2019 is in many regards barely recognizable from the utility industry just 10 years ago. The growth of renewables, electric vehicles,…

Mike SmithApril 9, 2019

Grid Strategy

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

Grid Strategy 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

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

Strategy

The shifting role of the CEO in an era of digital transformation – interview with Tom Siebel part 2

CapX2020 utilities to study transmission grid’s ability to support ambitious carbon reduction goals

Tom Siebel’s data-driven approach to digital transformation: part 1

Grid Analytics: Good or Great?

Using data to weigh the pros and cons of performance-based rates

Eight deadly sins of analytics to avoid

Oregon utilities poised to sink or swim with new electric transportation rule

Utilities opt to use cloud-based analytics, despite lack of monetary incentives

Taking strides & realizing value

It’s complicated: smart grid in the city

Missouri utility embarks on $5.3 billion grid modernization plan

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

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