[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Congrats to all of our finalists!! UAI Excellence Awards are A TON of fun and I can’t wait to see who wins during the virtual UA Week 2021 this December.

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-31-2021 10:15
From: Leslie Cook
Subject: Nine Finalists Selected for the 2021 Annual UAI Excellence Awards

UAI Awards Honor Individuals, Teams, and Organizations Leading the Way in Utility Analytics!

UAI, the only organization dedicated to enabling utility transformation through analytics, in collaboration with the awards sponsor, Bidgely, announces finalists for its 2021 UAI Excellence Awards. UAI honors the best in the utility analytics profession, recognizing the individuals, teams, and organizations that have achieved and maintained excellence through innovation.

2021 UAI Excellence Awards winners will be announced during the virtual UA Week 2021, taking place December 8-9, 2021 online. To learn more about the UAI Excellence Awards visit https://utilityanalytics.com/awards and to see the exciting announcement of our 2021 UAI Excellence Awards winners, register for the Virtual 2021 UA Week at https://www.utilityanalyticsweek.com/.

Awards that will be announced during the 2021 Virtual UA Week include: 

• Best Innovative Utility Analytics Team
• Best Utility Analytics Leader
• Best Utility Analytics Professional
• Analytics Ambassador Award
• Community Engagement Awards
• Most Engaged Individual Member
• Most Engaged Utility Member
• UAI will also unveil the Top 25 Thought Leaders in Utility Analytics

Three prestigious awards that are presented at UA Week – Best Innovative Utility Analytics Team, Best Utility Analytics Leader, and Best Utility Analytics Professional – include a multi-phase judging process. Other UAI awards – Analytics Ambassador, Community Engagement, and the Top 25 Thought Leaders in Utility Analytics – Include a committee selection process and/or engagement scoring. All UAI Excellence Awards are specifically dedicated to the analytics segment of utilities.

Best Innovative Utility Analytics Team recognizes teams that have set and achieved the highest standards of excellence in utility analytics for problem solving in innovative ways and take the time to instill that culture in their employees. The 2021 finalists are:

• Duke Energy, Duke Energy’s MADLab
• Exelon Utilities, Customer Analytics
• Tennessee Valley Authority, Enterprise Analytics

Best Utility Analytics Leader acknowledges and honors a utility analytics leader who has excelled at supporting any or all analytics work within their utility and who most clearly demonstrates the ability to serve and advance analytics within the utility industry. The 2021 finalists are:

• @Andrew, Utility Data Engineering Manager – Tacoma Power
• @Tom, Software Development Manager, Group Product Owner – Sempra Energy Utilities
• @Tanya, Manager, Enterprise Analytics – Tennessee Valley Authority

Best Utility Analytics Professional recognizes the utility analytics industry’s top professional who possess the knowledge, skills, experience, passion, and business acumen required to provide consistent, quality, and innovative effort that is directly relevant to the utility analytics industry. The 2021 finalists are:

• @Dre, System Programmer II – New Braunfels Utilities
• @Joselle, Senior Data Analyst – Santee Cooper
• @Matt, Products & Services Manager – Avista

A blue-ribbon panel of judges engaged in a rigorous selection process to identify the most deserving finalists for the three aforementioned award categories. These award finalists will now step into phase two judging for a personal interview with our judges who will then select the winner in each award category. Comprised of utility analytics professionals and long-time industry experts, phase one and phase two judges are tasked with selecting leading individuals, teams, and organizations.

“We want to thank our judges for their time and support, as well as their commitment to this process,” says Leslie Cook, UAI Membership & Engagement Manager.

2021 UAI Excellence Award Volunteer Judges:

• @Derin, CTO – Grant PUD
• @David, Director, Performance Mgmt & Org Strategy – SoCalGas
• @Jill, President, Feblowitz Energy Consulting
• @Eddy, Sr. Director, Enterprise Analytics – Evergy
• @Ioannis, Manager, Data Science – Exelon Utilities
• @Vitha, Lead, Business Intelligence – Enbridge
• @Travis, Manager, Strategy, Innovation, Engagement – Tacoma Power
• @Arun, Manager of Data Sciences – CPS Energy
• @Nolan, Manager, Data Strategy – Avista
• @Christine, Vice President, Operations Performance – Consumers Energy

“We want to congratulate all of the UAI award finalists for their commitment to excellence through innovation and elevating the utility analytics profession,” says Gina Weber, UAI Managing Director. “The UAI awards provide the industry’s finest with a sense of prominence and accomplishment-and this year’s exemplary crop of finalists leaves our judges with much to deliberate before announcing the winners at our annual UA Week event.”

“Now more than ever, utilities are harnessing the power of analytics to tackle their clean energy commitments, build enduring brands, and provide reliable and personalized service at scale. We’re thrilled to celebrate these pioneers and our fellow community of utility analytics leaders,” says Abhay Gupta, Bidgely CEO.

To learn more about the UAI Excellence Awards visit https://utilityanalytics.com/awards and to see the exciting announcement of our 2021 UAI Excellence Awards winners, register for the Virtual 2021 UA Week at https://www.utilityanalyticsweek.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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[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

This is an amazing topic/survey and we’re already getting great responses! If you havn’t done so already, please take a minute and complete the short survey below around Innovation Programs at the utility. Because this is such a hot topic, @Debra has even agreed to share the results with any member who takes time to complete.

​Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7P93V85

Thanks again for your help and insight!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-19-2021 10:52
From: Debra Guerry
Subject: Innovation Benchmarking Survey

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At Santee Cooper, we are currently developing/evaluating an “Innovation” program and wanted to get feedback from other Utilities and/or other sectors.

Below is a link to our short survey.  Inside, it describes our “Continuous Improvement & Innovation Journey” .  We would love to get feedback from others , but also share our journey as well. If you would like to share information or learn more about our programs please click on survey link below.

 

Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7P93V85

 

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Debra Guerry
Santee Cooper
Moncks Corner SC
843-761-8000 ext. 5054
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[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hey @Marie thanks for getting in touch! You can find the Data Science Skills PDF, along with the recording, presentation, and tool kit, in our library page using the link HERE. Once on this page the resources are available for download toward the bottom of the page. If you’re not seeing or run into any issues just let me know kpraet@utilityanalytics.com.

Thanks!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-30-2021 15:33
From: Marie VanMatre
Subject: Recording for August 2021 Community Conversation + Next Month’s Details + Announcements

Hello Kevin,

Would you mind directing me to the PDF containing the Data Science skills.  I seem to have trouble finding it.

Appreciate this a ton,
Marie
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NiSource  | IT Analytics & Automation | 1313 167th Street |  Hammond, IN  46324
 
 
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Original Message:
Sent: 8/30/2021 1:23:00 PM
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: RE: Recording for August 2021 Community Conversation + Next Month’s Details + Announcements

Hello Asset Health Analytics Community Members,

In addition to the resources provided last week, our presenter Marie also sent over a a PDF highlighting a the vast array of skills required for data science. Find this PDF, along with the recording, presentation, and toolkit, in our Asset Health Analytics Library. If you have any questions or issues accessing please let me know.

Thanks! 

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-26-2021 16:42
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Recording for August 2021 Community Conversation + Next Month’s Details + Announcements

Hello Asset Health Analytics Community Members,

Thanks for attending the August 25, 2021 Asset Health Analytics Community Conversation! For those unable to attend, we missed you and look forward to seeing you next month. During this Community Conversation we were joined by Marie Clarke, Analytics Center of Enablement Lead at Eversource, who led Part 1 of a presentation around, Analytics Use Case Intake Process and Prioritization. 

Please find the recording, presentation deck, and toolkit provided by Marie in the Library. If you haven’t taken our post-meeting evaluation, please take a minute and complete it at the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2021UAIComm.

We look forward to seeing you online next month for Part 2 of our discussion around “Analytics Use Case Intake Process and Prioritization” taking place September 22, 2021 at 2:00 PM CT. This discussion will feature an interactive polling exercise while also allowing time for open discussion and Q&A. We’ll have more information on this session soon. Get a jump start on our Part 2: poll using the link below!

Poll Link: https://www.menti.com/iw15h4u63x 

Keep reading for a few announcements!

1. Utility Analytics 101 Training is Here! 
   1. Website URL: https://training.utilityanalytics.com/
   2. UAI has partnered with The University of Oklahoma, Data Science and Analytics Institute to develop and deliver training and certification in analytics topics in the utilities sector. We could not be more excited to bring this new offering to the industry!
   3. Register for public classroom, virtual classroom and private group training options.
   4. The training will provide a Certificate of Participation and Completion and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) through the University of Oklahoma.
2. UA Week – Join us In-Person or Online!
   • In-Person: October 13-15, 2021
   • Online: December 8-9, 2021
   • Hosted by Oncor
   • Register today at UtilityAnalyticsWeek.com

Again, find the recording, presentation deck, and toolkit for this Community Conversation in the Library.

Thanks!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Asset Health Analytics Community Members,

In addition to the resources provided last week, our presenter Marie also sent over a a PDF highlighting a the vast array of skills required for data science. Find this PDF, along with the recording, presentation, and toolkit, in our Asset Health Analytics Library. If you have any questions or issues accessing please let me know.

Thanks! 

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-26-2021 16:42
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Recording for August 2021 Community Conversation + Next Month’s Details + Announcements

Hello Asset Health Analytics Community Members,

Thanks for attending the August 25, 2021 Asset Health Analytics Community Conversation! For those unable to attend, we missed you and look forward to seeing you next month. During this Community Conversation we were joined by Marie Clarke, Analytics Center of Enablement Lead at Eversource, who led Part 1 of a presentation around, Analytics Use Case Intake Process and Prioritization. 

Please find the recording, presentation deck, and toolkit provided by Marie in the Library. If you haven’t taken our post-meeting evaluation, please take a minute and complete it at the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2021UAIComm.

We look forward to seeing you online next month for Part 2 of our discussion around “Analytics Use Case Intake Process and Prioritization” taking place September 22, 2021 at 2:00 PM CT. This discussion will feature an interactive polling exercise while also allowing time for open discussion and Q&A. We’ll have more information on this session soon. Get a jump start on our Part 2: poll using the link below!

Poll Link: https://www.menti.com/iw15h4u63x 

Keep reading for a few announcements!

1. Utility Analytics 101 Training is Here! 
   1. Website URL: https://training.utilityanalytics.com/
   2. UAI has partnered with The University of Oklahoma, Data Science and Analytics Institute to develop and deliver training and certification in analytics topics in the utilities sector. We could not be more excited to bring this new offering to the industry!
   3. Register for public classroom, virtual classroom and private group training options.
   4. The training will provide a Certificate of Participation and Completion and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) through the University of Oklahoma.
2. UA Week – Join us In-Person or Online!
   • In-Person: October 13-15, 2021
   • Online: December 8-9, 2021
   • Hosted by Oncor
   • Register today at UtilityAnalyticsWeek.com

Again, find the recording, presentation deck, and toolkit for this Community Conversation in the Library.

Thanks!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Safety Analytics Members,

Happy Friday! Our “Solve My Problem” session next week (Tuesday, Auguist 24th at 2:00 PM CT) is shaping out to be a great session and we cannot wait to connect! We just recieved an update on the “problem’s” being discussed and wanted to share to get you excited. Please see below:

Facilitated by the Exelon Utilities: 

• Problem #1: What natural language processing and other machine learning techniques are you using to pull sentiment, and other intangibles, from collected safety data? Also, what are you/your utility doing with analytic models revolving around safety?
• Problem #2: What asset specific safety projects are your working on at your utility, such as poles, transformers, etc.?
• Problem #3: How are you correlating leading indicators to safety incidents?

 

Facilitated by CPS Energy:

• Problem #4: How can analytics be used for the hierarchy of controls?
• Problem #5: What predictive analytics with available data are you working on at your utility? 
• Problem #6: Can anyone share examples of data models built around safety analytics? 

I’ll be sending out my final reminder Monday but wanted to share this update before the weekend. Please spread the word and let us know if we can get anyone else registered for this session/community.

Thanks!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello UAI Utility Members,

Several new members have already been signing up for our Safety Analytics Community Conversation next week Tuesday (August 24th at 2:00 PM CT) and we can’t wait to connect! This “Solve My Problem” themed session will again address key challanges and solutions around safety analytics in real time and will be relevant to any member in the utility space. Interested in attending? Just reach out to me at kpraet@utilityanalytics.com OR use our request to join form and select “safety analytics.”

To get you even more excited, please find an updated description with the “problems” being discussed below!

Facilitated by Exelon Utilities: 

• Problem #1: What natural language processing and other machine learning techniques are you using to pull sentiment, and other intangibles, from collected safety data? Also, what are you/your utility doing with analytic models revolving around safety?
• Problem #2: What asset specific safety projects are your working on at your utility, such as poles, transformers, etc.?
• Problem #3: How are you correlating leading indicators to safety incidents?

 

Facilitated by CPS Energy:

• Problem #4: How can analytics be used for the hierarchy of controls?
• Problem #5: What predictive analytics with available data are you working on at your utility? 
• Problem #6: Can anyone share examples of data models built around safety analytics? 

Given the relevancy of these topics, we’re expecting a great turnout and hope to include you as well. Please let me know if I can help get you or any team members registered and we look forward to connecting on Tuesday.

Thanks!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Enterprise Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are just under one week away from our August Enterprise Analytics Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Thursday, August 26th at 1:00 PM CT, we have an exciting panel themed discussion planned around, Big Data/AMI Data and will be joined by the following facilitator and panelists:

FACILITATOR:

• Andy Fusco, Vice President, Member Services and Corporate Planning – ElectriCities of NC

PANELISTS:

• Mario Correa, Program Manager – SoCalGas
• Sung Yee (Paul) Lam, Team Lead, Customer Service Consumption Analytics Development – SoCalGas
• Norv Clontz, Director, Data Science Innovation – Duke Energy
• Brad Gall, Sr. Data Architect, Connected Analytics – The Energy Authority

Learn more about this session and our speakers below!

Session Description:

During this session, each panelist will share their implementation of big data/AMI data, their validation process, use of AMI (What are utilities doing with it? How are their utilities using it?), better practices and challenges. Come prepared to asks questions, because panelists will take time to answer questions about the topic from the audience.

Facilitator: Andy Fusco, Vice President, Member Services and Corporate Planning – ElectriCities of NC

Andy’s a visionary leader with deep electric utility knowledge and experience. He’s strong at assessing the industry landscape, devising winning strategies, and implementing successful programs. He’s capable of seeing the big picture while understanding the details of successful strategies, tactics, and metrics. He has broad utility experience in strategic planning, portfolio planning, asset valuation and deal structuring, renewable energy, smart grid, retail customer engagement, power plant construction, distribution operations and safety, and compliance with various regulatory standards.

Panelist: Mario Correa, Program Manager – SoCalGas

Mario Correa joined SoCal Gas in 2016.  He led and established the first multi-disciplinary team of Data Scientists, Data Analysts and Business Analyst for Customer Services that has implemented big data and operational analytics for the company.  He recently established the SoCalGas Model Review Board.  The board is a cross-functional, diverse and experienced core group of data scientists that provide guidance for designing, developing, deploying, governing and maintaining machine learning models which support strategic and operational goals of SoCalGas business units.  

Prior to SoCal Gas, Mario worked at Raytheon Company on augmented GPS systems in various capacities that included algorithm team lead, hardware team lead and software developer.  Mario’s background is in mathematics and computer science.

Panelist: Sung Yee (Paul) Lam, Team Lead, Customer Service Consumption Analytics Development – SoCalGas

Paul Lam joined SoCalGas in 2013 as an Advanced Meter software developer. He currently holds the team lead position with Customer Service Consumption Analytics Development team where he is responsible for advanced analytics project development and support. He has over 8 years of experience with big data analytics in the utility domain, and successfully implemented solutions with different technology stacks on prem and in the cloud. Prior to joining SoCalGas, Paul was a system engineer at Raytheon Company working on SBAS systems. Paul holds both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Southern California. 

Panelist: Norv Clontz, Director, Data Science Innovation – Duke Energy

Norv Clontz is the Director of Data Science Innovation at Duke Energy, where he is responsible for leading advanced analytics initiatives and developing internal competency in emerging areas such as deep learning for video & image analytics and natural language processing. His previous experience at the utility includes roles in Grid Solutions, Customer Insights, Telecoms, Customer PMO, and Natural Gas. Prior to joining Duke Energy, Norv led the business analytics practice at a management and IT consulting firm. He has led consulting engagements for Fortune 500 clients around the world in industries such as utilities, oil & gas, automotive, retail, and financial services. Norv brings over two decades of strategy and implementation experience in data science, system implementation, and channel analysis. Norv earned a B.A. from the Johns Hopkins University and an M.B.A. from the University of South Carolina. He also holds a PMP certification. 

Panelist: Brad Gall, Sr. Data Architect, Connected Analytics – The Energy Authority

Brad Gall is a Cloud Data Architect with over 20 years’ experience in Information Technology and Data Analytics.Working primarily with Microsoft data platforms, Brad has successfully delivered data driven projects across multiple industries in both corporate and consulting roles.In his current role as Senior Data Architect with The Energy Authority, Brad works on the Connected Analytics team to help utilities leverage value from the increasing amount of data pouring in from big data sources such as Smart Meters.

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A calendar placeholder for this community conversation was sent out earlier in the month via my alternate email address (kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com). If you are not seeing a placeholder on your calendar for Thursday, August 26th at 1:00 PM CT, please reach out to me so I can be sure you are forwarded the invite an alternate way.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting next week!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-02-2021 15:57
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming August (2021) Community Conversation

Hello Enterprise Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! With August just kicking off, I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our August (2021) Enterprise Analytics Community Conversation. On Thursday, August 26th at 1:00 PM CT, we will have a panel themed discussion around, Big Data and AMI Data. More information on this session, such as facilitator and panelist info, will be provided one week prior. As a reminder you can always stay up to date on future Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

Our latest IT update allows me to send meeting placeholders directly to your calendars through my alternate email address kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com. I sent out invitations for this community and each of our other communities this morning. If you did not receive a calendar invitation let me know so I can help troubleshoot. As this seems to be an issue with some of our members firewalls, we recommend whitelisting my new email address kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com to ensure any invites don’t go to your spam/junk folders.

Again please let me know if you have any questions/concerns or do not have a calendar placeholder on your calendar.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting with you all this month!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Asset Health Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are just under one week away from our August Asset Health Analytics Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Wednesday, August 25 at 2:00 PM CT, we’ll be joined by Marie Clarke, Analytics Center of Enablement Lead at Eversource, who will be leading a presentation around Part 1: Analytics Use Case Intake Process and Prioritization. As this discussion will be interactive, we urge you to come prepared with questions and to be ready to share your insight.

Learn more about this session and our speaker below!

Session Description:

As use case requests rapidly pick-up pace due to the importance of using analytics to make business decision across the enterprise, how are organizations prioritizing their use cases? Join us for this session to learn how Eversource Energy ingests and prioritizes new use cases to ensure they are focused on delivering maximum business value. Marie will also share different approaches to prioritizing uses cases for the enterprise vs a specific area like asset health analytics.

Join us for part two of this two-part series during the September 22, 2021 Asset Health Analytics Community Conversation. Learn more about part two soon!

Speaker: Marie Clarke – Analytics Center of Enablement Lead (Eversource)

Marie Clark has led successful data management and analytic initiatives for 20+ years. She is a skilled intrapreneur, standing up data practices in various size companies in multiple industries – utilities, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and media. As a former Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Marie is process oriented and has a mindset of continuous improvement, which she applies to each new data practice. Currently, Marie is leading the Analytic Center of Enablement at Eversource, the goal of which is to accelerate the enterprise adoption of data-driven decision making and artificial intelligence. 

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A calendar placeholder for this community conversation was sent out earlier in the month via my alternate email address (kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com). If you are not seeing a placeholder on your calendar for Wednesday, August 25th at 2:00 PM CT, please reach out to me so I can be sure you are forwarded the invite an alternate way.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting next week!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-02-2021 15:52
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming August (2021) Community Conversation

Hello Asset Health Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! With August just kicking off, I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our August (2021) Asset Health Analytics Community Conversation. On Wednesday, August 25th at 2:00 PM CT, we will be joined by Marie Clarke Analytics Center of Enablement Lead at Eversource, who will be leading a presentation around Part 1: Analytics Use Case Intake Process and Prioritization. As this discussion will be interactive, we urge you to come prepared ready to ask questions and share your insight! I’ll be providing more information on this session one week prior to our meeting but you can always learn more about each of our upcoming Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

Our latest IT update allows me to send meeting placeholders directly to your calendars through my alternate email address kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com. I sent out invitations for this community and each of our other communities this morning. If you did not receive a calendar invitation let me know so I can help troubleshoot. As this seems to be an issue with some of our members firewalls, we recommend whitelisting my new email address kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com to ensure any invites don’t go to your spam/junk folders.

Again please let me know if you have any questions/concerns or do not have a calendar placeholder on your calendar.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting with you all this month!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello SafetyAnalytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are just under one week away from our August Safety Analytics Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Tuesday, August 24 at 2:00 PM CT we have an exciting “Solve My Problem” exercise planned which will be facilitated by members of the Safety Analytics leadership team. See below to learn more about this session and come prepared ready to share your insight!

Session Description:

The “Solve My Problem” session will be delivered in a way that will encourage partnered collaboration between members to come up with solutions and/or action plans to help members solve real-time “problems”. During conversations about the “problems”, we encourage members to showcase their successes, share experiences and lessons learned, and gain valuable insights from the supportive and knowledgeable group of peers meeting during this Community Conversation. We encourage open, interactive dialogue throughout the exercise to create a vibrant and collaborative environment, and to ensure everyone in attendance receives an opportunity to voice their opinions and ideas.

Come prepared to discuss the following “problems” during the Safety Analytics Community “Solve My Problem” exercise!

• Problem #1: What natural language processing and other machine learning techniques are you using to pull sentiment, and other intangibles, from collected safety data? Also, what are you/your utility doing with analytic models revolving around safety?
• Problem #2: What asset specific safety projects are your working on at your utility, such as poles, transformers, etc.?
• Problem #3: How are you correlating leading indicators to safety incidents?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

A calendar placeholder for this community conversation was sent out earlier in the month via my alternate email address (kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com). If you are not seeing a placeholder on your calendar for Tuesday, August 24th at 2:00 PM CT, please reach out to me so I can be sure you are forwarded the invite an alternate way.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting next week!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-02-2021 15:48
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming August (2021) Community Conversation

Hello Safety Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! With August just kicking off, I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our August (2021) Safety Analytics Community Conversation, taking place Tuesday August 24 at 2:00 PM CT. Though we are still finalizing a few things on this session, we will be providing an official update (speaker info, session details, etc.) one week prior. As a reminder you can always stay up to date on future Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

Our latest IT update allows me to send meeting placeholders directly to your calendars through my alternate email address kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com. I sent out invitations for this community and each of our other communities this morning. If you did not receive a calendar invitation let me know so I can help troubleshoot. As this seems to be an issue with some of our members firewalls, we recommend whitelisting my new email address kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com to ensure any invites don’t go to your spam/junk folders.

Again please let me know if you have any questions/concerns or do not have a calendar placeholder on your calendar.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting with you all this month!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Natural Gas Analytics Community Members,

In reply to my previous message,I wanted to share a full session description as well as some more info on our speaker, Venkat Veeramachaneni, to get you excited about next week! See below to learn more and as always let us know if you have any questions:

Session Description:

During this session, Venkat will review a data analytics use case leveraging data analytics capabilities to improve the resource management efficiency and effectives with Gas leak and emergency call volume predictions based on historical leaks and calls by leak grade in a certain geography, weather, asset materials, age and time.

(Speaker) – Venkat Veeramachaneni – Supervisor, IT (Gas Architecture & Data Analytics) at Nicor Gas (Southern Company)

Venkat is responsible for Gas Architecture, Data Management & Analytics, and Reporting at Nicor Gas (Southern Company). He joined Nicor Gas in 2004 and has worked in various roles in Technology Organization involving App. Dev and support, ITIL implementation, application/data integration, architecture, and management. He also led data integration teams in Food & Beverage Supply Chain & Logistics domains and implemented modern data architectures. 

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Thanks again and I look forward to connecting next week!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hey Bruce,

Thanks for the heads up! I just tried forwarding to your email an alternate way, would you mind confirming you recieved? As a reminder we recomend whitelisting my new email address (kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com) which should prevent these invites from getting caught in spam or being blocked all together.

Thanks again and I look forward to connecting next week.

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-11-2021 08:53
From: Bruce Schwager
Subject: Upcoming August (2021) Community Conversation

Good morning. I have not received a calendar placeholder for this event.

 

 

Bruce Schwager

LSS Master Black Belt

 

3220 S High Ave

Oklahoma City, OK 73129-5030

Office: 405-553-8482
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Mobile: 580-304-3029

schwagbp@oge.com

 

 

 

Original Message:
Sent: 8/10/2021 5:44:00 PM
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: RE: Upcoming August (2021) Community Conversation

Hello Data Science Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are just under one week away from our August Data Science Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Tuesday, August 17 at 1:00 PM CT we’ll be joined by Eina Ooka, Principal Data Scientist at The Energy Authority, who will be leading a presentation around, Building Optimization Model for Solar + Storage Hybrid Resource. As this discussion will be interactive, we encourage you to come prepared with questions and to be ready to share your insights. 

Learn more about this session and our speaker below!

The session will cover:

• Hybrid resource operation in CAISO and its challenges
• Modeling strategies and optimization formulation
• Stochastic forecasting as inputs into optimization model
• Model verification and project goals

Speaker: Eina Ooka, Principal Data Scientist at The Energy Authority

Eina Ooka is a Principle Data Scientist at The Energy Authority (TEA). She leads TEA’s quantitative modeling efforts, focused on multivariate stochastic forecasting models for electric power markets. She has developed production-level models from scratch that are now used throughout the company for portfolio management. Eina’s expertise includes time series forecasting, machine learning, neural network modeling, and risk modeling.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

A calendar placeholder for this community conversation was sent out earlier in the month via my alternate email address (kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com). If you are not seeing a placeholder on your calendar for Tuesday, August 17th at 1:00 PM CT, please reach out to me so I can be sure you are forwarded the invite an alternate way.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting next week!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-02-2021 15:24
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming August (2021) Community Conversation

Hello Data Science Community Members,

I hope all is well! With August just kicking off, I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our August (2021) Data Science Community Conversation. On Tuesday, August 17th at 1:00 PM CT, we will be joined by Eina Ooka, Principal Data Scientist at The Energy Authority, who will be leading a presentation around, Building Optimization Model for Solar + Storage Hybrid Resource. As this discussion will be interactive, we urge you to come prepared ready to ask questions and share your insight! I’ll be providing more information on this session one week prior to our meeting but you can always learn more about each of our upcoming Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

Our latest IT update allows me to send meeting placeholders directly to your calendars through my alternate email address kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com. I sent out invitations for this community and each of our other communities this morning. If you did not receive a calendar invitation let me know so I can help troubleshoot. As this seems to be an issue with some of our members firewalls, we recommend whitelisting my new email address kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com to ensure any invites don’t go to your spam/junk folders.

Again please let me know if you have any questions/concerns or do not have a calendar placeholder on your calendar.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting with you all this month!

——————————
Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Grid Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are just under one week away from our August Grid Analytics Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Wednesday, August 18 at 1:00 PM CT we’ll be joined by Daniel Burgess, Sr. Analyst, and Mike Diedesch, PE, Manager Grid Innovation Lab at Avista who will be leading a presentation around, Avista Energy Innovation Lab. As this discussion will be interactive, we encourage you to come prepared with questions and to be ready to share your insight. 

Learn more about this session and our speakers below!

Session Description:

The Avista Energy Innovation Lab was built within a Net Zero Campus located at the University District in Spokane, WA. The lab contains sophisticated equipment to allow for simulation and testing of distribution systems. For instance, how would a feeder respond to the addition of batteries and solar. Locating the lab within a campus that contains solar, battery, and thermal resources bridges the operational side to the customer side, which has traditionally been their own centers of gravity. Employee training, data and analytical services, and collaboration with businesses and universities are additional objectives of the lab. This presentation will briefly discuss Avista’s history of innovation, an overview of the campus, an introduction into the lab’s testing capabilities, and finally a few use cases that are currently underway.

(Speaker) Daniel Burgess (Senior Analyst at Avista)

Dan Burgess is a Senior Business Analyst.  He received his B.A in Economics from University of Washington in 1991 and MBA from Eastern Washington University in 1998.  Starting in 2009, he has collaborated across the organization and has participated in many strategic initiatives, research projects, and analyses.  His most recent success was identifying a $16+ million net savings opportunity in the gas meter department.  In addition to work at the Avista Energy Innovation Lab he continues his lead role in Avista’s AMI deployment.

(Speaker) Mike Diedesch (PE, Manager Grid Innovation Lab at Avista)

Mike Diedeschis the Avista Grid Innovation Lab Manager. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Washington State University in 2008 and is a registered Professional Engineer in Washington. Since joining Avista Utilities in Spokane, WA, he has worked in various engineering roles including Generation Controls, SCADA, System Protection, Metering, and Smart Cities Lead. 

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

A calendar placeholder for this community conversation was sent out earlier in the month via my alternate email address (kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com). If you are not seeing a placeholder on your calendar for Wednesday, August 18th at 1:00 PM CT, please reach out to me so I can be sure you are forwarded the invite an alternate way.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting next week!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-02-2021 15:37
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming August (2021) Community Conversation

Hello Grid Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! With August just kicking off, I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our August (2021) Grid Analytics Community Conversation. On Wednesday, August 18 at 1:00 PM CT, we will be joined by Daniel Burgess, Sr. Analyst, and Mike Diedesche, PE, Manager Grid Innovation Lab at Avista, who will be leading a presentation around Avista Energy Innovation Lab. Due to an internal IT issue back in June, we’re excited to welcome back Daniel and Mike for a continuation of their discussion! As this discussion will be interactive, we urge you to come prepared ready to ask questions and share your insight. I’ll be providing more information on this session one week prior to our meeting but you can always learn more about each of our upcoming Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

Our latest IT update allows me to send meeting placeholders directly to your calendars through my alternate email address kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com. I sent out invitations for this community and each of our other communities this morning. If you did not receive a calendar invitation let me know so I can help troubleshoot. As this seems to be an issue with some of our members firewalls, we recommend whitelisting my new email address kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com to ensure any invites don’t go to your spam/junk folders.

Again please let me know if you have any questions/concerns or do not have a calendar placeholder on your calendar.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting with you all this month!

——————————
Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Natural Gas Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are just under one week away from our August Natural Gas Analytics Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Wednesday, August 18 at 11:00 AM CT we’ll be joined by Venkat Veeramachaneni, Sr. Architect at Southern Company, who will be leading a presentation around, A Predictive Model: Gas Leak Volumes. As this discussion will be interactive, we encourage you to come prepared with questions and to be ready to share your insights. 

A calendar placeholder for this community conversation was sent out earlier in the month via my alternate email address (kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com). If you are not seeing a placeholder on your calendar for Wednesday, August 18th at 11:00 AM CT, please reach out to me so I can be sure you are forwarded the invite an alternate way.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting next week!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-02-2021 15:32
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming August (2021) Community Conversation

Hello Natural Gas Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! With August just kicking off, I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our August (2021) Natural Gas Analytics Community Conversation, taking place Wednesday August 18 at 11:00 AM CT. Though we are still finalizing a few things on this session, we will be providing an official update (speaker info, session details, etc.) one week prior. As a reminder you can always stay up to date on future Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

Our latest IT update allows me to send meeting placeholders directly to your calendars through my alternate email address kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com. I sent out invitations for this community and each of our other communities this morning. If you did not receive a calendar invitation let me know so I can help troubleshoot. As this seems to be an issue with some of our members firewalls, we recommend whitelisting my new email address kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com to ensure any invites don’t go to your spam/junk folders.

Again please let me know if you have any questions/concerns or do not have a calendar placeholder on your calendar.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting with you all this month!

——————————
Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Data Science Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are just under one week away from our August Data Science Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Tuesday, August 17 at 1:00 PM CT we’ll be joined by Eina Ooka, Principal Data Scientist at The Energy Authority, who will be leading a presentation around, Building Optimization Model for Solar + Storage Hybrid Resource. As this discussion will be interactive, we encourage you to come prepared with questions and to be ready to share your insights. 

Learn more about this session and our speaker below!

The session will cover:

• Hybrid resource operation in CAISO and its challenges
• Modeling strategies and optimization formulation
• Stochastic forecasting as inputs into optimization model
• Model verification and project goals

Speaker: Eina Ooka, Principal Data Scientist at The Energy Authority

Eina Ooka is a Principle Data Scientist at The Energy Authority (TEA). She leads TEA’s quantitative modeling efforts, focused on multivariate stochastic forecasting models for electric power markets. She has developed production-level models from scratch that are now used throughout the company for portfolio management. Eina’s expertise includes time series forecasting, machine learning, neural network modeling, and risk modeling.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

A calendar placeholder for this community conversation was sent out earlier in the month via my alternate email address (kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com). If you are not seeing a placeholder on your calendar for Tuesday, August 17th at 1:00 PM CT, please reach out to me so I can be sure you are forwarded the invite an alternate way.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting next week!

——————————
Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
——————————
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-02-2021 15:24
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming August (2021) Community Conversation

Hello Data Science Community Members,

I hope all is well! With August just kicking off, I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our August (2021) Data Science Community Conversation. On Tuesday, August 17th at 1:00 PM CT, we will be joined by Eina Ooka, Principal Data Scientist at The Energy Authority, who will be leading a presentation around, Building Optimization Model for Solar + Storage Hybrid Resource. As this discussion will be interactive, we urge you to come prepared ready to ask questions and share your insight! I’ll be providing more information on this session one week prior to our meeting but you can always learn more about each of our upcoming Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

Our latest IT update allows me to send meeting placeholders directly to your calendars through my alternate email address kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com. I sent out invitations for this community and each of our other communities this morning. If you did not receive a calendar invitation let me know so I can help troubleshoot. As this seems to be an issue with some of our members firewalls, we recommend whitelisting my new email address kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com to ensure any invites don’t go to your spam/junk folders.

Again please let me know if you have any questions/concerns or do not have a calendar placeholder on your calendar.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting with you all this month!

——————————
Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
——————————

[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Very interesting article @Ben I’m excited to see what others think!​​

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2021 12:26
From: Ben Ettlinger
Subject: Is It Ethical

This link below to a Wired article raises interesting ethical issues which are beginning to appear in our world of analytics. With the advent of smart devices and the ability to remotely control them, comes along questions of who can control them, how can they control them and should these controls be regulated? I asked one of my goto people for ethics issues and he said while the issue of controlling customer thermostats does raise ethical issues, since it was not a compliance issue he did not want to comment. What do you think? As we progress into greater levels of analytics these questions will be more frequent. How intrusive can a utility be?  What’s your thoughts?

Why Utilities Want to Control Your Smart Thermostat Sometimes | WIRED

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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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