Insights Shaping Smart Utilities

Solicited vs. Unsolicited Data Acquisition: Which Camp are You?

May 7, 2019

At a utility, SCADA is the undisputed champion and data is of paramount importance. (After all, the last two letters stand for “Data Acquisition”.) In the SCADA world, standards for controls and data acquisition is not just requested, it’s an expectation.

Debunking the Myths of Managed Services for Utilities

May 2, 2019

For utilities large and small, partnering with a managed services provider delivers significant benefits, although there are several misconceptions. Here are five common beliefs that are more fiction than truth.

The Rolling Stones–and Smart Lighting?

April 11, 2019

Having just returned from Smart Cities Connect, two things were made abundantly clear: the definition of what makes a city smart has no concrete answer, and smart lighting is a rising star in the industry. The Sensus team addresses both in this post.

SCADA 101: What is SCADA?

April 9, 2019

Electric, water and gas utilities all depend on SCADA, but what is it really? Officially it stands for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition. Most often when we think of electric, water and gas, we think of the metering, billing and revenue collection side of the business.

The Smart City Under Our Feet

March 26, 2019

The Digital Utility of the Future is a term frequently used to refer to water utilities that are undergoing a digital transformation. These utilities have realized that the only way to continue providing adequate water services is by using data.

7 Tips for an Innovative Partnership with your Managed Service Provider

March 19, 2019

As many utilities jump onto the managed services bandwagon, it’s vital that the partnerships created breed success for both sides of the relationship.