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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

Grid Strategy Technology

This is what an analytics partnership looks like: Avista and PNNL’s collaboration

Avista and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together on advancing the grid. You may know that PNNL has been active in developing the concept of transactive energy, “a…

Jill FeblowitzMarch 19, 2019

Customer Strategy Technology

Customer and Data Analytics Part 2: Mastering Utility Customer Satisfaction 2.0 through AI

AI is becoming indispensable across industries, and utilities are not immune. Back in 2012, the Aberdeen group reported that merely 18% of utility industry businesses believed that customer satisfaction was important. Since then, several well-documented market factors have…

Vanessa EdmondsFebruary 28, 2019

Grid Strategy Technology

Expedite Energy Transformation by Adopting Proven Practices

5 Precepts That Promote Effective Power System Planning and Operations In November 2018, the European Commission adopted a strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive, and climate neutral economy by 2050. Wide-scale energy transformation is central to…

Jaqueline Cochran, Douglas Arent, Jeffrey LoganFebruary 26, 2019

Customer Strategy

Customer Data Analytics Part 1: Inventing on Behalf of your Customers

Customer Analytics will help utilities provide better service and identify new opportunities, but not without adopting a new perspective on customers. From the 13th century until the early 19th century, roughly 600 years, people connected pieces of paper…

Vanessa EdmondsFebruary 12, 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

Strategy

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)

This is what an analytics partnership looks like: Avista and PNNL’s collaboration

Customer and Data Analytics Part 2: Mastering Utility Customer Satisfaction 2.0 through AI

Expedite Energy Transformation by Adopting Proven Practices

Customer Data Analytics Part 1: Inventing on Behalf of your Customers

On-Demand: The Future of Reliability Planning

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