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Outsourcing and Analytics: Foresight Makes the Difference

Outsourcing has emerged as a way to support utility analytics activities, but it comes with trade-offs. Outsourcing IT and business processes is not new to utilities. With the increased popularity of analytics, outsourcing has emerged as a way…

Jill FeblowitzMarch 12, 2021

Uncategorized Grid Strategy Technology

For T & D Leaders, Change Is NOT on the Horizon. It’s Here NOW.

The increasingly dynamic nature of the grid means platforms need to handle all aspects of the analytic modelling process in an integrated and seamless fashion to rapidly get from analytical model development to business decision-making. The proliferation…

Mike Smith, George MathewMarch 10, 2021

Uncategorized Customer Strategy

Portfolio Optimization Via More Surgical Customer Resource Acquisition and Evaluation

Blending customer-centricity and utility priorities is the art of portfolio optimization, but doing so can be perfectly scientific. In the first two articles of this series, I detailed how utilities can 1) use data science to break down…

Tom MartinFebruary 23, 2021

Uncategorized Grid

The Energy Act of 2020, Grid Modernization – A First Look

A first look at Title VIII Grid Modernization from the 533-page Energy Act of 2020. The 533-page Energy Act of 2020 is chock full of provisions that cover almost every aspect of the energy transition, including R&D, development…

Jill FeblowitzJanuary 19, 2021

Uncategorized Asset & Workforce Technology

Building the Foundation for Utility Asset Analytics Part 2

Asset analytics can help make the shift from run-to-failure to predictive and condition-based maintenance. This is the second part of a two-part series. Read part one here. Process and tool challenges The ability to collect and organize data…

Eric Henderson, Kevin Hade, Kojo SefaJanuary 5, 2021

Asset & Workforce Technology Uncategorized

Building the Foundation for Utility Asset Analytics Part 1

Predictive analytics can help utilities realize value through improved reliability, decreased O&M costs, improved safety, and developing a coherent, systematic approach to asset base replenishment. Using analytics for asset management within utility operations is far from a new…

Eric Henderson, Kevin Hade, Kojo SefaDecember 28, 2020

Uncategorized Customer

Home automation: using data to deliver value propositions that work

From discovering new sources of revenue to data collection and analysis that lead to customer experience, becoming an integral part of the smart home value chain makes good business sense for utilities. But as explained here, utilities are…

Vanessa EdmondsMay 22, 2019

Uncategorized Asset & Workforce Grid Technology

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…

Sandi JoralemonApril 11, 2019

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Don’t miss the opportunity to learn and network at Utility Analytics Week 2018

UAI Executive Advisory Council members meeting at UA Week 2017 in San Antonio, Texas. Boulder, Colorado, September 24, 2018 - UAI will be hosting the 7th Utility Analytics Week with utility partners Jacksonville Electric Authority, Orlando Utilities Commission,…

Sandi JoralemonSeptember 25, 2018

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A New Experience at our 2018 Executive Advisory Council Retreat

An intimate networking opportunity, the Summer UAI Executive Advisory Council Retreat was an event like none other experienced by UAI members thus far. The Retreat was designed to foster teamwork and knowledge sharing with a focus on fun.…

Barbara L. Vergetis LundinJuly 23, 2018