The Future of Energy Policy and Utility Infrastructure: Part 1
Over the past year no amount of forecasting or “guesstimating” would have predicted where our country’s still-evolving energy policy would be today. Yet, attendees at last spring’s AclaraConnect Conference got a front-row view of how two leading energy and...
5 New Year’s Resolutions to Help Utilities Improve Operations
Now that holiday celebrations are in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to plan for the year ahead. Here are some technology resolutions you can make to improve your operational efficiencies. 1: Detect transient faults on overhead networks Many electric utilities have...
What Utilities Want and Need From Software and Analytics
Aclara recently released AclaraONE™ (One Network for Everyone), a next-generation SaaS solution that allows users to access and analyze data collected from meters and other devices on electric, water, and gas distribution networks. AclaraONE is unified, scalable...
3 Steps to Scare Off Non-Revenue Water Loss
This is the time of the year for ghouls, goblins, and things that go bump in the night. Of all the scary things that your water utility might confront on all hallows ‘eve, however, the most chilling might be unforeseen non-revenue water losses from leaks, theft or...
An Open Letter to Employees, Customers and Suppliers: How You Can Help With Hurricane Relief
The last few weeks have seen three major hurricanes, Harvey, Irma, and Maria devastate large areas of Texas Florida, Puerto Rico and other areas of the Caribbean with floods and destructive winds. These events have disrupted daily life for people living in...
Save the Date: May 14-17 2018 is Our Next AclaraConnect Conference in San Diego
Join hundreds of key personnel representing gas, water, and electric utilities for one of the best gatherings for utility professionals! In spring 2018, AclaraConnect will be coming to San Diego, May 14 to 17, with four packed days of educational content, inspiration...
6 Can’t Miss Sessions for Utility Leaders #AclaraConnect
AclaraConnect is less than a week away! If you are headed to News Orleans, you’ve probably taken a look at the agenda and seen the incredible speaker line up. To make it easier to choose, we’ve selected these 6 sessions from a rostrum of important thinkers and...
5 Reasons to Switch to LTE
If you are a utility company that depends on cellular service for data backhaul, and if you have not done so already, you need to plan now for a transition to LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology. The most pressing reason for switching is the fact that major...
Top 6 Reasons Not to Miss AclaraConnect 2017
How do you learn about the new technologies that will help you move forward your next project or idea to improve your electric, water or gas distribution grid? You can attend webinars, listen to podcasts, watch videos, read blogs or take part...
How Utilities Can Fight Back Against Obsolescence
Our electric power grid is under stress. A conglomeration of loosely interconnected systems that was built out more than a half century ago, our electric network is entering its dotage. In fact, a recent report by the Electricity Advisory Committee to the Department...
What It Takes to Be a Platts Global Energy Awards Finalist
2 The Platts organization recently announced the selection of energy companies from 25 countries as finalists for the Platts Global Energy Awards. In their eighteenth year, the awards are considered the Academy Awards of the energy industry and highlight corporate and...
3 Reasons You Should Invest In Smart Grid Sensors to Improve Circuits Performance
Here are a few facts you may not have realized until now… Electric lines are blamed for 9% of wildfires 5 to 10 arc-flash explosions occur in electrical equipment daily within the U.S ….. these numbers all relate to one subject: Reliability ...