Energy IoT Platforms Cut Complexity, Speed Up Deployments
Defining an energy IoT platform may be tricky, but the need for these bundles is unmistakable. “Complexity” may be an arguable concept, but anyone who’s…
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The Answer to CIS Shortcomings: CRM or Analytics?
Is CRM investment worth it? Traditional customer information systems (CISs) are billing engines that were built to process meter data and send the appropriate information…
Don’t let Smart Contracts Outsmart You: A Legal Perspective
In the future, Smart Contracts utilizing blockchain are expected to autonomously enable billions of transactions among power producers and transporters, consumers, vendors, service providers and…
AI’s Action and Impact on the Energy Sector
How do we manage the largest machine ever built? The first time I walked into an electric T&D control center was about a decade ago.…
Community a major caveat to successful open-source model adoption
Open-source analytical models abound, but having a dedicated community is essential. In More to open-source than you think, the ABCs of open source were described…
CapX2020 utilities to study transmission grid’s ability to support ambitious carbon reduction goals
Upper Midwest regional utilities are embarking on a cross-state effort to establish a transmission investment approach. Midwest consortium CapX2020 utilities announced yesterday that they will…
It’s been a good year for Blockchain in energy
After a few years of hype, a lot of questioning and a handful of disappointments, Blockchain is starting to make some inroads into energy and…
5G and power grid singularity—not if, but when
5G is not just a fatter pipe. It is a much smarter, more capable one that will transform how data is managed in the field.…
Tom Siebel’s data-driven approach to digital transformation: part 1
Tom Siebel, CEO of C3.ai, weighs in on a data-driven, strategy-first approach. “Putting the cart before the horse”, a cliché’ we inherited from the Greeks,…
More to open-source than you think.
We broke down some common misconceptions about open-source models for utilities. With an uptick in literacy in Python and R, utilities are hearing the term…