Joule Assets Inc., a leading provider of energy market analytics, tools and financing, announced today a major expansion by opening a European subsidiary in Amsterdam to capture increased opportunities of a fast evolving European market. The European efficiency and demand response markets are poised to grow rapidly, and from years of deep industry expertise and Continue reading →
Cumulative global spending on smart-grid-related analytics will top $20.6 billion between 2012 and 2020, with annual spending reaching $3.8 billion globally in 2020, and utilities deploying these technologies, will achieve a return on investment of more than $121.8 billion globally over the same time period, according to GTM Research. Such analytics are helping utilities strapped Continue reading →
CenterPoint Energy, PG&E and SDG&E have topped a ranking of smart grid maturity in North America released by GTM Research. The three utilities each scored 4.2 on the average maturity scale, a metric that the report – titled The Utility Smart Grid Outlook in North America 2013 – bases on a utility’s smart grid portfolio, Continue reading →
The Utility Analytics Institute has launched a new Web-based platform that promotes dialogue, research and strategy among utility analytics professionals. The site provides unbiased utility analytics research and information, and promotes the sharing of strategies, time-saving measures, best practices, cost efficiencies and lessons learned. via Renew Grid: Content / FYI / Utility Analytics Institute Debuts Continue reading →
In February 2012, we profiled Verdeeco, an Atlanta-based startup working on a software-as-a-service smart grid data analytics platform for rural electric cooperatives, small municipal utilities and other cash-strapped, IT-expertise-challenged customers. Think of it as an a la carte, subscription-based version of the smart grid data analytics we’ve seen so much of lately out of grid Continue reading →
“Big data” and analytics are in full swing. Virtually every utility with AMI is now studying how to pull insights from the data that is pouring in. The early pioneers custom built every solution, typically with help from consultants. Today, though, more and more utilities want to start with pre-packaged solutions supplied the vendors. via Continue reading →
I’ve been chatting recently with folks at Accenture and Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) to learn how they are currently collaborating to create some intriguing analytics applications. I’m preparing for an upcoming data analytics webinar on March 26. (Click to reserve a spot if you think you might want to attend.) At Smart Grid News, Continue reading →
C3 Energy, a smart grid analytics software provider, has launched C3 Energy Revenue Protection. According to the company, the solution integrates data from utilities’ advanced metering infrastructure with data from multiple utility systems and third-party data sources to identify suspicious energy usage and enable utilities to reduce revenues lost from energy theft and malfunctioning meters. Continue reading →
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is launching a pilot to study the impact of high penetration solar photovoltaics (PV) on the grid. Utilizing Stem’s data collection system and analytics capabilities, the first phase of the two-year research project will examine the impact of a high penetration of PV on distribution circuit quality based on Continue reading →
At DistribuTECH, TOA Technologies Showcases Benefits of Predictive Analytics Based Field Service Opt
Utility leaders are dealing with massive changes – smart grid infrastructure projects, smart metering initiatives and renewable energy integrations. Therefore, utilities are depending on their field service workforces to implement and sustain this renewed infrastructure and advanced services for the long-term, now more than ever. At the DistribuTECH Conference and Exhibition 2013, TOA Technologies will Continue reading →
DistribuTECH 2013 in San Diego, California, had it all: Demand response, customer-based analytics, system wide architectures/platforms, advanced solutions for water utilities, distribution automation, optimization, cyber security and data privacy, “self-healing” grids – and the most innovative minds in the industry to bring them all together. via DTECH: Driving smart grid in a post-SGIG world – FierceSmartGrid.
With the North American metering market now in slow growth mode, manufacturers have turned their attention from hardware to software. More specifically, to selling software that wrings more value from their smart meters. Some of that software is “utility facing,” as documented in our distribution automation and analytics channels. And some of it is “customer facing,” Continue reading →
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is in the process of deploying an integrated transmission and distribution (T&D) modeling tool powered by New Power Technologies’ Energynet and GRIDiant Corporation’s Advanced Grid Management, combining grid simulation and visualization capabilities with advanced grid analytics and optimization applications to maximize SMUD’s smart grid investments. via SMUD optimizing smart grid Continue reading →
Xtensible Solutions, a subsidiary of Doble Engineering Company, will work with Oracle to develop an industry data warehouse and analytics solution to address the growing demand for utility real-time analytics. The solution will be formed using Xtensible’s MD3i Framework, utilizing on core Oracle technologies within Oracle Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse portfolios. via Oracle, Xtensible Continue reading →
BRIDGE Energy Group has announced the results from its utility industry survey on outage management. BRIDGE surveyed more than 14,000 utility employees about their views and experiences in outage management. Results show that 53% of respondents plan to upgrade or replace their existing OMS in the next one to two years. Additional initiatives described as top projects planned Continue reading →
Utilities know that “big data” is quickly turning into “huge data.” But did you know that utilities globally are investing billions to deploy and implement smart grid technologies to modernize their operational and information systems so they can monitor, analyze, and synchronize their networks to improve reliability, availability, and efficiency? This is according to Pike Continue reading →
Premier Alliance Group Inc., a strategic advisory, services and solutions firm, has announced that its Energy and Sustainability division has been selected by AutoGrid Systems, a developer of advanced analytics software for the energy industry, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to provide engineering support for a California Energy Commission (CEC)-awarded grant to demonstrate a system Continue reading →
Dozens of startups building analytics that can collect and analyze energy data emerged or grew their businesses in 2012. It was a hot trend for a variety of reasons including the development of big data technologies as a massive and growing business, the notion that energy analytics are a more attractive capital-lite business than smart Continue reading →
The following case study on deploying data analytics comes from GTM Research’s latest smart grid report, The Soft Grid 2013-2020: Big Data & Utility Analytics for Smart Grid. In addition to the Oklahoma Gas & Electric’s (OGE) data analytics deployment, the report provides case studies on analytics deployment for other leading North American utilities. via Utility Continue reading →
Premier Alliance Group Inc., a strategic advisory, services and solutions firm, has announced that its Energy and Sustainability division has been selected by AutoGrid Systems, a developer of advanced analytics software for the energy industry, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to provide engineering support for a California Energy Commission (CEC)-awarded grant to demonstrate a system Continue reading →
