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Stories and conversations with utility thought leaders. Hosted by Utility Analytics Institute.

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    • Jul 28, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Omaha Public Power District's Safety Index

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 23:01


    How can a utility get a high-level view of their overall safety? The Omaha Public Power District build a Safety Index that is displayed as a dashboard and available to anyone in the organization. The Safety Index measures various indicators, each of which are scored and weighted in an overall safety score. Every month, the entire company receives an email with the safety score, which helps disseminate safety information and increase transparency. Paul Tranisi, Corporate Safety System and Data Analyst at OPPD worked with a team to build the Safety Index. He walks us through the trial and error involved in scoring safety indicators, and how they calculate an overall safety score.

    El Paso Electric Launches Enterprise Advanced Analytics Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 23:37


    El Paso Electric's Enterprise Advanced Analytics team evolved out of a group working in power generation. It all started when they recognized an onerous process for collecting data for regulatory and compliance filings. They were dedicating a vast amount of time sifting through large datasets to find what they needed, so they decided to build an application to streamline data collection and availability. The result was the Generation Event Application Recorder (GEAR). With the success of the GEAR project, these data enthusiasts secured executive buy-in to launch the Enterprise Advanced Analytics team. Nadia Powell, Director of Enterprise Advanced Analytics, and Aaron Arzaga, Sr.Data Science and Business Intelligence Analyst, championed the GEAR project. On this episode, Nadia and Aaron share how they pulled the dashboard together and proved to their executives that analytics was worth an investment.

    Paving the Way for EVs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 41:08


    Tesla isn't the only one making electric vehicles (EVs) popular; every major automaker has announced plans for EVs in the next five years. How can utilities use data and analytics to prepare for the onslaught of EV's and create an exceptional owner experience?

    Utility or “Trusted Energy Advisor”…or both?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 35:19


    The changing dynamic of energy markets means utilities want to position themselves as the go-to experts for consumers. What are utilities doing to educate customers and create their profile as “trusted energy advisor”?

    GIS and Digital Twins

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 26:47


    The term digital twin has been around for years, but there are many different definitions of digital twin and it can be a very abstract concept. In this episode we take the digital twin out of the abstract and talk about real-world working examples of the digital twin. Matt Piper, Global Director of Industry Solutions at ESRI is focused on building digital twins of the social, natural, and built environments using GIS data. He talks about the importance of data quality, data governance, and how to integrate various datasets to support the digital twin.

    National Labs talk Climate Risk Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 26:43


    This part two of a two-part series. Listen to part one here: https://beyond-the-data.simplecast.com/episodes/national-labs-talk-climate-risk-part-1

    National Labs talk Climate Risk Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 30:44


    For more from Andy Bochman, join us at Utility Analytics Summit 2022 in New Orleans, May 10-12. Andy will be delivering the closing keynote session on May 12. His session, “Predicting the Future to Protect What Matters Most" will marry state-of-the-art climate forecast data with an emerging methodology for prioritizing protective and adaptive actions based on consequence.As an added bonus, save 20% on registration with code UAIPOD. If you register before April 1, that's a total savings of over $350. This discount is exclusive to “Beyond the Data” listeners. Register with the discount today: https://www.utilityanalyticssummit.com/2022/register?code=UAIPOD

    Award Winner Series Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 24:41


     If you haven't listened to part one, you can find it here: https://beyond-the-data.simplecast.com/episodes/award-winner-series-part-1.

    Award Winner Series Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 22:41


    In December 2021, UAI announced the winners of the second annual UAI Excellence Awards sponsored by Bidgely. These awards honor the best of the best in the utility analytics profession, recognizing the individuals, teams, and organizations that have achieved and maintained excellence through community engagement and innovation. This two-part series features interviews with some of the award winners. On this episode, Ben Ettlinger, Manager of Digital Analytics for the New York Power Authority, and Kim Gaddy, Independent Consultant, Former VP & Managing Director of UAI, share their stories and how they ended up being leaders in utility analytics.

    Building the Foundation for the Energy Evolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 32:40


    This episode is part of UA Week 2021 virtual event.

    Digital Transformation & the Role of Data in the Energy Transition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 27:34


    This episode is part of UA Week 2021 virtual event. For more content, register here:  https://www.utilityanalyticsweek.com/uaweek/pricing

    Emerald PUD's DEED Grant Project with TEA

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 25:50


    Emerald had been undergoing rapid retail load growth since 2015 and the utility's Board instructed Staff to look at new ways of marketing energy efficiency. In addition, a resource capacity shortage began to surface in the Northwest around this time and conventional products for dealing with short-term power supply needs became scarce. As a result, the utility desired to study peak demand reduction through real-world demand savings programs and time of use rate design. Rob Currier, Power Resources Supervisor at Emerald People's Utility District (EPUD), and Beth Massey, Director of Connected Analytics at The Energy Authority (TEA) talk about the advanced analytics they performed across Emerald's customer base and how they created a flexible platform for future analytics.

    Data Monetization with Eversource Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 23:05


    When will data be truly transformational for utilities? Marie Clark, Analytics CoE Lead at Eversource Energy, says it's when utilities can figure out how to monetize data. That doesn't mean selling data, it means understanding the total cost of ownership of data and how Artificial Intelligence can create business efficiencies that enable humans to be better at their jobs.

    What is Data Fabric?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 16:41


    Data warehouses and data lakes are key components of enterprise architecture, but they lack data context. A data fabric is a layer that sits on top of data repositories and creates contextualized knowledge by linking data sets together using machine learning. Gabe Prado, Sr. Director of Product Marketing for Power & Utilities at Cognite, explains data fabric and why it is important.

    Recast: Rewriting the Story with Advanced Analytics

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 44:59


    We're throwing it back this week to June 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has been around for just a few months and utilities were starting to realize the changes it was forcing on their organizations. Most notably, the rate of digital transformation was increasing and advanced analytics were playing a central role in running a more decentralized work environment. As we head into the end of 2021, utilities have realized the benefits of these initial disruptions.

    Building Technology Ecosystems with IBM

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 19:53


    The evolution of the electric grid is being driven by technology ecosystems that orchestrate distributed energy, flexible energy, and mobile energy, all of which are underpinned by resilience. Mahesh Sudhakaran, General Manager, Global Energy, Environment & Utilities Industry for IBM talks about these ecosystems and specifically how the City of Copenhagen is tackling flexibility.

    Consumers Energy's Analytics Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 16:26


    Over the past four years, Consumers Energy has been on a journey to analytics excellence and developing their employees through training and learning initiatives like the Analytics University. Vijoy Matthew, Executive Director in the IT department who is responsible for Product Transformation, Architecture and Quality, talks about the four key elements to their success and what's next.

    Addressing the Energy Burden at BGE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 30:35


    Nearly two-thirds of low-income households in the US suffer from an energy burden. Baltimore Gas and Electric wanted to offer relief to their customers that struggle to pay bills by using data and predictive analytics to encourage enrollment in bill saving and energy efficiency programs. Amanda Janaski, Manager of Energy Efficiency Programs, BGE, and Paul McDonald, Senior Director, OPower Strategy and Marketing, talk about BGE's approach.

    Using Lidar Data for Vegetation Management at CPS Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 13:51


    CPS Energy wanted to take a more surgical approach to vegetation management without increasing the budget. Amelia Badders, Director of Enterprise Advanced Analytics, talks about how her team combined lidar data with other data sets in a visualization platform to take a more data-driven approach to vegetation management.

    NYPA's Data Ingestion Pipeline

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 17:50


    The New York Power Authority wanted to make data more accessible to data scientists working on use cases for various business units. They decided to build a platform that ingestions, sorts, and stores data. Qing Wei, Lead Data Scientist, and Ben Ettlinger, Principle Analyst of Emerging Technology, talk about building and implementing the platform.

    Detecting Fraudulent Activity with Machine Learning at SoCalGas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 11:41


    When SoCalGas noticed some unusual payment activity on their website, Sempra's Performance Mgmt & Org Strategy team decided to take a closer look at what was going on. They discovered fraudulent activity and decided to address the problem with Machine Learning. David Baron, Director of the team shares their approach to creating an algorithm to help stop the offenders.

    UA Summit 2021 Key Takeaways

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 26:01


    This year UAI took its signature UA Summit event virtual and featured 68 utility analytics thought leaders and experts. Each of the sessions was packed full of insights, trends, and challenges shaping the world utility analytics today. What were some of the key takeaways from those sessions? UAI Managing Director, Gina Weber, and EBM Vice President Energy, Mark Johnson, share their top three key takeaways from the event.

    2021 Texas Power Crisis: What Caused the Blackout

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 34:10


    This episode is part of UA Summit 2021 - for more great content like this, register here.

    Keeping the Lights On: Utility Outage Prevention & Management Techniques

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 37:29


    This episode is part of UA Summit 2021 - for more great content like this, register here.Sponsored by West Monroe Partners.

    Using AI to Enable Automated Inspection

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 36:32


    This episode is part of UA Summit 2021 - for more great content like this, register here.Sponsored by Burns & McDonnell.

    Data Center Planning & Energy Analytics at Google

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 16:18


    For more from Raiford Smith and Matt Croucher on their experiences at Google, join us online for UA Summit 2021 and our keynote webinar, Lessons Learned from the Customer-Side of Energy Analytics.

    From Sputnik to Drone Technology: The Impact of Imagery Derived Data on Advanced Utility Analytics

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 37:45


    Staying Ahead of the Storm: Predictive Analytics During Natural Disasters

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 42:40


    Voices of Experience | Artificial Intelligence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 41:50


    Hear from utilities on how they are harnessing the power of AI to support customer operations and provide a better customer experience.This podcast is part of UA Summit Reimagined virtual event. Register here.Panelists:Norv Clontz, Director of Data Science Innovation, Duke EnergyRolando Vega, Senior Manager of Advanced Analytics & Intelligence, CPS Energy

    Exploring the Frontier of Emerging Technologies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 54:15


    This podcast is part of UA Summit Reimagined virtual event. Register here.Panelists:Andy Kapp, Enterprise Architect, EvergyEyob Gebremariam, Senior Data Science Consultant, Duke EnergyTravis Metcalfe, Strategy, Innovation, & Engagement Manager, Tacoma Power

    Technology Solutions & Insights: Helping Utilities Respond to a Pandemic Round 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 28:26


    Rewriting the Story with Advanced Analytics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 43:39


    This podcast  is part of UA Summit Reimagined virtual event. Register here.Panelists:Anthony Graybosch, Senior Data Science Consultant, Exelon UtilitiesJP Dolphin, Director of Data Strategy, Governance & Analytics, PG&EPavel Ozhigin, Director of Data Science, National Grid

    Technology Solutions & Insights: Helping Utilities Respond to a Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 30:01


    This podcast is part of UA Summit Reimagined virtual event. Register here.Panelists:Bryan Sacks, Global Head of Work & Asset Optimization Solutions, IBMHeather Feldman, Director of Innovation, Nuclear, EPRIJohn Russell, Industry Specialist & Principal Consultant, Oracle Utilities

    Falling Forward in Establishing Analytics Building Blocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 39:19


    This podcast is brought to you by West Monroe Partners. It is part of UA Summit Reimagined virtual event. Register here.Panelists:Joyce LePage, Manager of Enterprise Data & Analytics, DTE EnergyAJ Morales, Manager of Work Tracking Automation, PG&EJeremy Wortz, Senior Architect, West Monroe Partners

    Welcome to Beyond the Data

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 0:42


    Beyond the Data is launching with full episodes on June 9 during UA Summit Reimagined. Join us for our first virtual event for even more awesome content for and by the utility analytics industry.

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