[Ben Ettlinger]

Thanks again for the recognition. I must admit I was a bit distracted yesterday during the award presentations. We had a critical event in the Niagara River between our plant in take structures and the Falls. As you may have heard, a car ended up in the river near the edge of the falls. There was a dramatic attempt by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew to rescue the driver. NYPA (and OPG) went into maximum water diversion to the Niagara Power Project to reduce the flow and water level of the river to aid what unfortunately ended up being a recovery. 

The analytics involvement here is that the event will create an outlier on our study of ice formation, and river flow, diversion, weather etc….

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Ben Ettlinger
Emerging Technologies
Enterprise Architecture & Engineering Group
New York Power Authority
White Plains, NY
914 681 6496
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-08-2021 16:49
From: Leslie Cook
Subject: UAI Honors Utility Analytics Teams, Leaders, and Professionals with 2021 Excellence Awards…And the Winners are…

UAI, in collaboration with awards sponsor, Bidgely, today announced the winners of the annual UAI Excellence Awards of 2021 during UA Week Virtual. UAI honors the best in the utility analytics profession, recognizing the individuals, teams, and organizations that have achieved and maintained excellence through innovation.

Drumroll please……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

And the 2021 UAI Excellence Awards Winners are…

Best Innovative Utility Analytics Team:
Tennessee Valley Authority, Enterprise Analytics

Best Utility Analytics Leader:
Tom Hobbib, Manager, Data & Analytics Services – SEMPRA

Best Utility Analytics Professional:
Joselle Abagat Barnett, Senior Data Analyst – Santee Cooper

Analytics Ambassador Award:
Kim Gaddy, Independent Consultant, Former VP and Managing Director – UAI

Community Engagement Awards:
Most Engaged Individual: Ben Ettlinger, Manager of Digital Analytics – New York Power Authority
Most Engaged Utility: SEMPRA (SoCalGas and SDG&E)

UAI also unveils Top 25 Thought Leaders in Utility Analytics:
This program celebrates utility analytics champions, those individuals who are the most active in the industry and share their insights for the benefit of all. To see the full list of the UAI Top 25 Thought Leaders in Utility Analytics, please visit: https://utilityanalytics.com/2021-award-winners/.

“We’d like to congratulate all of the 2021 UAI Excellence Award winners for their impressive contributions to this industry,” said Leslie Cook, Membership & Engagement Manager, UAI. “Each winner was selected from a pool of talented individuals, teams and organizations and should be proud of this well-deserved recognition.“

“This year’s group of UAI winners represent the leaders of utility transformation who have not only recognized the value of smart meter data but taken strategic initiatives to convert it into actionable intelligence,” said Abhay Gupta, CEO of Bidgely. “As technologies continue to advance, AI-powered analytics will become essential for utility resilience, and these companies are well prepared to lead the charge.“

To learn more about the UAI Excellence Awards visit https://utilityanalytics.com/awards. The call for nominations for next year’s UAI Excellence Awards program will open in early 2022. If you have any questions about the awards program, please reach out to @Leslie at lcook@utilityanalytics.com.

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Leslie Cook
Membership & Digital Engagement Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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