Jan 12, 2021 | AclaraONE, Consumer Engagement, Data analytics, Electric utilities, Featured, Renewable energy
Many electric utilities, experiencing stagnant usage and revenue, are looking to increase electrification by promoting electric vehicles. Cooperatives and municipal utilities also want to ensure their customers have access to the same high-tech offerings as power...
Jan 5, 2021 | Consumer Engagement, Data analytics, Distribution Automation, Featured, Grid monitoring
In 2020 utilities dealt with a worldwide pandemic, an intense wildfire season, and an unusually large number of hurricanes and weather events. Utilities also coped with market and technology changes driven by factors such as an upsurge of renewables on the grid,...
Dec 18, 2020 | AclaraONE, Consumer Engagement, Featured
Recent trends have significantly improved consumers’ experiences with utilities. Advancements in the smart grid have increased grid reliability, offered quicker restoration/service times, and provided a healthier grid overall. In parallel, utilities are beginning to...
Dec 2, 2020 | Electric utilities, Featured, Gas utilities, Water utilities
The worldwide pandemic is changing the way people are celebrating the holidays in 2020, but no matter where they celebrate or how many people are sitting around their tables, they still use energy and water. We normally look at topics related directly to metering,...
Nov 2, 2020 | AclaraONE, Consumer Engagement, Data analytics, Featured, Non revenue water, Water utilities
More than ever, water utilities are investing in advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) as they seek to improve their current operations and lay the foundation for a system that will accommodate future growth and technology advances. One of the immediate benefits of...
Oct 26, 2020 | Distribution Automation, Electric utilities, Featured, Power quality
Without proper preparation, adding distribution automation (DA) devices to SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems can be a utility’s own apocalypse. Let’s look at how utilities can avoid communications glitches to gain situational awareness and...
