Customer Segmentation Insights—Using Analytics to Avoid Pitfalls
The phrase “all other things being equal” has been a simplifying assumption frequently employed in many situations. But in the data-driven world in which utilities…
Category: Strategy
The Art of Data Science
Some of the keys to optimizing outcomes of an advanced analytics project appear directly associated with how utility personnel define project “success” and how they…
Distributed Generation and Distributed Energy Resources Cost Estimation Trends Evaluated
A February 2018 Pacific Northwest National Labs (PNNL) white paper provides helpful perspective on factors to consider when utilities evaluate the economics of distributed generation…
Next Steps Toward a Next-Gen Advanced Analytics Infrastructure
What advanced analytics infrastructure will be required to enable reliable, full-scale deployments of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) in the future? One can get some indications…
Electric Utilities and Machine Learning: Achieving Widening ROI via Artificial Intelligence
While Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is not new to utilities, new insights via Machine Learning are increasing the range and size of A.I.-related benefits From self-healing…
Next Steps Toward a Next-Gen Advanced Analytics Infrastructure
Won’t next-generation advanced analytics infrastructure have to be at least as reliable as the grid it will be supporting? What advanced analytics infrastructure will be…
Debating About Data Science Literacy
Do we need to teach data scientists to be better communicators, or improve the data science literacy of their audience, or both? In recent years,…
Fathoming Advanced Analytics: Job Trends Part II of II
Benchmarks dispel the notion that utilities are “behind” other industries generally, when it comes to advanced analytics job trends for utilities vs. U.S. industries as…
Advanced Analytics and the Development of New Markets and Regulatory Mechanisms
How are utility regulatory models evolving, and what role will analytics have to play in this new world? Advanced analytics tools being adopted by leading…
New Weather Modeling Capabilities Driving Big Bottom-Line Benefits for Utilities
Source: Improving Weather Forecasts for Wind and Solar Energy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather is, rightfully, likely to appear near the top of the…