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Debating About Data Science Literacy

Do we need to teach data scientists to be better communicators, or improve the data science literacy of their audience, or both? In recent years, advanced analytics has been making a lot of Operations functions more efficient at…

Raiford SmithMarch 22, 2018

Strategy

Fathoming Advanced Analytics: Job Trends Part II of II

Benchmarks dispel the notion that utilities are “behind” other industries generally, when it comes to advanced analytics job trends for utilities vs. U.S. industries as a whole. Let’s unpack some of the BLS, BEA, Salesforce, and LinkedIn data…

Peter ManosMarch 20, 2018

Strategy

Advanced Analytics and the Development of New Markets and Regulatory Mechanisms

How are utility regulatory models evolving, and what role will analytics have to play in this new world? Advanced analytics tools being adopted by leading utilities are not only facilitating uptake of new technologies such as IoT devices—they…

Peter ManosMarch 16, 2018

Customer Strategy Technology

New Weather Modeling Capabilities Driving Big Bottom-Line Benefits for Utilities

Source: Improving Weather Forecasts for Wind and Solar Energy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather is, rightfully, likely to appear near the top of the lists of risk factors published in utility Annual Reports. Utilities have already come…

Peter ManosMarch 8, 2018

Strategy

Five Imperatives for Utilities Executives to Thrive in the Analytics Economy

The pressure to become a data-driven business with a competitive edge is greater now than ever. The digital economy brings new demands from technology-savvy customers and unprecedented competition from new players that have entered the “traditional” utility market…

Anne BuffMarch 7, 2018

Strategy

UAI Member Spotlight: Alejandro Komai, SCE

Dr. Alejandro Komai is a data scientist with Maintenance and Inspection Analytics at Southern California Edison. In his current role, he applies machine learning algorithms to predictive maintenance of poles, both pole loading and intrusive inspection. He earned…

Lauren CallawayMarch 6, 2018

Strategy

Fathoming Advanced Analytics: Job Trends (part I of II)

Sometimes we need to pay attention to the man behind the curtain. U.S. utilities have a significantly higher portion of personnel involved in advanced analytics jobs than U.S. companies generally, and the top decile for these jobs’ salaries…

Peter ManosMarch 1, 2018

Asset & Workforce Strategy Technology

Oncor’s Journey to An Advanced Distribution Grid

Hagen Haentsch serves as Director of Oncor’s Distribution Operations Center – West (West DOC). His organization is responsible for monitoring and operating the Western half of Oncor’s distribution system, which serves approximately 3.5 million customers. In this capacity…

Lauren CallawayFebruary 26, 2018

Grid Strategy

Advanced Analytics Meets Challenges of Wind Power Head-on

With wind power now exceeding hydro power as the largest source of renewable energy in the U.S., variations in intermittency of different sources of renewable energy are driving ever-more complex analytics requirements which need to be addressed now…

Peter ManosFebruary 22, 2018

Asset & Workforce Grid Strategy Technology

Tata Delhi’s Journey into the 21st Century

Shweta Mathur is the Head of Group, Business Relations & Analytics, of Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL). TPDDL is a Public Private Partnership (Joint Venture) of Tata Power and Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi. The …

Lauren CallawayFebruary 20, 2018

Webinars Asset & Workforce Customer Grid Strategy Technology

Centerpoint Energy’s Response to Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey was a record-breaking storm inundating southeast Texas with 51.88 inches of rainfall, breaking the single-storm record of 48 inches set in 1978. The hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 130 mph at landfall. There were more…

Sandi JoralemonJanuary 22, 2018

Webinars Strategy Technology

Empowering Collaborative Advanced Analytics Across Utility Operations

This webinar will discuss the emergence of the Data Science Platform as an integrated and collaborative environment for empowering advanced analytics across the utility enterprise. A successful Data Science Platform enables the proliferation of data, opening up new…

Sandi JoralemonJanuary 17, 2018