Insights Shaping Smart Utilities

Thank Your Utility

April 2, 2020

Honoring the utility heroes who are on the frontline and risking their lives to continue to provide critical infrastructure support by using #ThankYourUtility.

Having some fun experimenting with Alexa and a smart meter

March 16, 2020

What if we could combine the power of data with the power of these smart devices, and deliver something like “Alexa, how is my power consumption?”

AMI and the Canary in the Coal Mine

February 24, 2020

Today, we use the “canary in the coal mine” analogy when referring to any signal that failure is forthcoming. In the case of utilities, understanding when failure is imminent is critical. Whether it’s analyzing overloaded transformers...

The Power of Love

February 14, 2020

Let’s share the love and say thanks to all the utilities and the employees who continue to improve our lives by supplying us with the world’s most precious resources.

Cow farts and managing methane emissions

February 4, 2020

Whether you believe in climate change or not, one fact that cannot be mistaken is that greenhouse gas emissions are on the rise. One of the more problematic greenhouse gases is methane, and one of the largest emitters is agriculture in the form of cow farts and cow burps.

DISTRIBUTECH 2020: Walking with a destination in mind

January 21, 2020

At the journey’s start he was clean-shaven and optimistic. Over the next six months, the beard grew unruly and emotions ran the gamut from positive to absolutely dejected. Last October, Mike Posner, the Grammy-nominated musician behind the 2010 Billboard hit “Cooler Than Me”, completed a 2,851 ...