Using data to weigh the pros and cons of performance-based rates
Utilities are relying more on data to minimize the risk of taking on new rate structures. Performance-based regulation (PBR) has been in the news, with…
Category: Strategy
Eight deadly sins of analytics to avoid
Industry consultant Mark Konya weighs in on eight critical factors for analytics. The contemporary view of deadly sins originated from the works of 4th-century monk…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…