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How Connected Buildings are Re-energizing the Grid

Flexible energy platforms use artificial intelligence, cloud and blockchain to help manage renewable energy usage. On May 11, the Biden administration approved the Vineyard Wind project, a major wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts capable of powering 400,000 homes…

Tom FarreJune 17, 2021

Strategy Technology

Utilities May Be Key in Broadband Expansion to Underserved Areas

As broadband service rolls out to rural America and to other remote and underserved areas, it is increasingly clear that utilities will have important roles to play. Municipal, cooperative and investor-owned utilities all will have opportunities to be…

Tony TarvinJune 15, 2021

Grid Technology

Probabilistic Electricity Consumption Forecasting

Machine learning provides an excellent avenue for predicting future energy consumption. Energy Consumption is Ripe for ML Predictions Matching energy consumption with the appropriate level of supply is critical. Excess electricity cannot be stored unless converted to alternate…

Mosaic Data ScienceJune 10, 2021

Grid Strategy Technology

Growing Analytics to Meet Current and Future Needs: NYPA’s Approach

NYPA is committed to becoming an end-to-end digital utility. At UA Summit 2021 they laid out how they developed their data analytics strategy, process, and architecture. The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has taken a disciplined approach to…

Jill FeblowitzMay 26, 2021

Grid Technology

Automating Utility Pole Recognition & Inspection with Computer Vision

Computer vision offers significant cost savings by way of scalability and automation. The true art of any AI application comes down to how a data scientist can tune AI to accurately label what is in the image set.…

Mosaic Data ScienceMay 17, 2021

Strategy Technology

Three Things to Know About Power System Flexibility

Utilities in the United States have increasingly recognized the many benefits of power system flexibility and are developing their own services. Flexibility market development has been fastest in Europe I have been writing about the development of power…

Stuart RavensMay 13, 2021

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Using Satellite Imagery to Identify 37 Different Species of Vegetation and Reduce Risk

A case study by Red Eléctrica de España, Elewit and Overstory. Which tree, of the millions that are located near power lines, could be the one to grow into a powerline or fall and cause a power outage?…

Red Eléctrica de España, Elewit and OverstoryMay 10, 2021

Customer Technology

The Role of Distributed Intelligence in Addressing Grid Challenges

Distributed intelligence capability is a key pillar for utilities to building a broad solution—a distributed intelligence platform applies analysis, decision-making and action where it is best utilized for the most valuable outcome. The utility industry is presented with…

Tim DriscollMay 4, 2021

Strategy Technology

How effective is your Data Model in supporting Enterprise Analytics?

An enterprise data model will help utilities drive value out of the data platform in fulfilling the holistic approach of semantic reconciliation, sourcing and data governance, as well as the application of data transformation rules and metadata enrichment.…

Michael CovarrubiasApril 29, 2021

Strategy Technology

Bringing Automated Inspection From Concept to Scale by “Closing the Loop”

Computer vision and the quickly evolving field of drones and robotics for inspection have become key figures in the race to realize automated operations across generation and grid. Just over a decade ago, I observed my first computer…

Gabe PradoApril 27, 2021

Grid Strategy Technology

Artificial Intelligence: How good is good enough?

Artificial intelligence is a great tool for specific purposes but it’s not a panacea for grid automation. Speak with any data scientist about artificial intelligence (AI) and you’ll soon hear one common gripe: that hype lifts expectations to…

Stuart RavensApril 20, 2021

Strategy Technology

Why Satellite-Informed Vegetation Management is Rapidly Becoming the New Industry Standard

Satellites offer the utility industry enormous opportunities in the area of vegetation management. Students graduating from universities today most likely have never used a paper map to find their destination. The advent of GPS navigation, in combination with…

LiveEOApril 5, 2021

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How Connected Buildings are Re-energizing the Grid

Utilities May Be Key in Broadband Expansion to Underserved Areas

Probabilistic Electricity Consumption Forecasting

Growing Analytics to Meet Current and Future Needs: NYPA’s Approach

Automating Utility Pole Recognition & Inspection with Computer Vision

Three Things to Know About Power System Flexibility

Using Satellite Imagery to Identify 37 Different Species of Vegetation and Reduce Risk

The Role of Distributed Intelligence in Addressing Grid Challenges

How effective is your Data Model in supporting Enterprise Analytics?

Bringing Automated Inspection From Concept to Scale by “Closing the Loop”

Artificial Intelligence: How good is good enough?

Why Satellite-Informed Vegetation Management is Rapidly Becoming the New Industry Standard

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