Should Utilities Outside of Europe be Worried about GDPR?
Data Privacy is top of mind across markets, due in part to the mandatory implementation of GDPR to all companies that do business within the European…
Category: Strategy
Analytics as Strategy: Integrating Analytics to Drive Customer Value and Operational Excellence
[one_half]Integrating Analytics to Drive Customer Value and Operational Excellence While many utilities understand that the analytics discipline offers many benefits, crafting an actionable analytics strategy…
How Dangers of Imprecise Thinking Could Increase as T&D Data Accuracy Increases
Some folks may be surprised to learn that a utility with millions of customers could have a 100% accurate billing system which associates each customer…
Analytics Strategy is Like Military Intelligence
Utility analytics and I have had a very long, sometimes frustrating, sometimes rewarding relationship. Having started as a SCADA (Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition) market…
Bridging the Gap Between Analytics and Business: Southern California Edison’s Story
Last month at the Utility Analytics Summit, four data scientists provided examples and realistic perspective on how they’ve optimized model-building for their internal customers at…
1+1=4: What Synergies Will be Created by California’s May 2018 Initiative to Have PV Installed on All New Homes?
What unexpected synergistic benefits will be created, based on the announcement this week that California plans to have solar photovoltaic panels installed on 100% of…
Show me the Money—High-Profile for Advanced Analytics in Utility Project Finance
Advanced analytics will likely play a front-and-center role in the majority of goals associated with a drive toward operational excellence which American Electric Power highlighted…
How Smarter Customers Can Make Smarter Grids: Using Lessons from Behavioral Science in Utility Marketing Programs
nalysts involved in building new Demand Response, Home Energy Network, and Energy Efficiency programs may find the following analogy of interest, especially if they work…
Bulk Power Bulking Up: Investments in Advanced Analytics and the Bulk Electric System (BES)
With a spotlight on analytics and DER, it’s important to remember that advanced analytics capabilities in support of optimal operation of centralized generating facilities and…
Analytics Strategies vs. Tactics: Analytics Roadmaps Vary Based on Where You’re Going
Major advanced analytics strategic considerations are involved in a utility’s decision to replace a core legacy system, such as a Customer Information System. In contrast,…