Smarter Grid, Smarter City
Smart grid will be the leading edge of revolutionary new electric grid capabilities soon to be launched to achieve a set of key environmental and…
Category: Grid
The transition from power-line carrier
Comanche Electric Cooperative moves to the next generation of advanced metering infrastructure communications with real-time visibility into the grid. Nov 26, 2018 As technology companies…
New uses of smart meter data are coming to utilities
It is that time again. FERC just published a paper that has been on my night stand every year at this time since 2006: the…
Arrowhead Cooperative Uses Data Analytics to Pinpoint Meter Issues
Arrowhead Cooperative combined data from three grid modernization technologies to pinpoint and prioritize load control receivers that need maintenance. Like many electric cooperatives in the…
How TVA weathers storms
The resilience matrix has provided TVA methodologies to understand severe storms and plan for future events. The Tennessee Valley Authority has transmission facilities in seven states in…
Analytics experts converge in Orlando
There’s little doubt that today’s utilities have entered the age of Big Data — and Big Analytics. From customer experience ratings to SAIDI and CAIDI…
Eyes on the grid – the sensor revolution
The New York Power Authority Is In The Vanguard Of Utilities Turning To Sophisticated Sensors To Better Understand Their Billions Of Dollars Of Grid Equipment…
Situational awareness depends on weather forecasting for utilities
The phrase, “you don’t have to be a weatherman to know which way the wind is blowing,” applies less and less these days. Between wildfires…
Using an analytics platform to build a bridge between grid and customer data
As many Utility Analytics Institute members are aware, and indeed are experiencing, utilities have historically had a very distinct wall between the siloes of customer…
Are DER-heavy utilities being held captive by technology limitations?
The penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) is growing rapidly. Forward looking utilities are engaged in planning exercises to learn how DERs will impact their…