The September/October edition of Electric Light & Power includes the following article the current state of smart meter data management amongst U.S. utilities. The article includes the results of Oracle Utilities' recent "Big Data, Bigger Opportunities" report, noting that out of the 151 North American utilities executives surveyed, respondents rated themselves a 6.7 out of 10 on "readiness to manage big data." The article also notes that the same Oracle study found that the two largest amounts of data being extracted are power outage and voltage.
The Aug. 13 edition of Electric Light & Power includes the following article highlighting the results of Oracle Utilities', "Big Data, Bigger Opportunities: Plans and Preparedness for the Data Deluge" research study. The article includes comments from Oracle Utilities' Rodger Smith noting that the report indicates that the majority of utility executives are working to enhance their ability to glean real intelligence from smart grid data to ultimately create new opportunities to improve service reliability and deliver useful information to customers. The article also includes comments from Oracle Utilities' Brad Williams, who notes that the survey results show that there are opportunities for business improvement in utility operations.
Highlighting that Cobb Electric Membership Corp. has selected Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and Oracle Smart Grid Gateway to support its smart grid initiatives. The article notes that Cobb Electric Membership Corp. plans to use Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management to verify, store, process and format smart meter data, providing every department, application and business process with the metering information it needs.
Highlighting that Lakeland Electric chose Oracle solutions to help manage the vast quantity of customer energy consumption data that it will gather from a deployment of 125,000 smart electric meters. The article notes that Lakeland Electric plans to use
Highlighting that Oracle and Infosys Technologies announced the completion of a highly successful business transformation program incorporating the implementation of Oracle Utilities Network Management System at Seattle City Light, one of the nation's lar
Article highlighting a press release announcing that the Fayetteville Public Works Commission (FPWC) selected Oracle and Infosys Technologies to help support FPWC's smart grid initiatives. The article notes that after the implementation of the Oracle applications, FPWC will have a more a complete view of customer data, helping to streamline billing processes and enable more responsive customer service.
The City of Long Beach, one of the largest cities in California, has selected Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing and Oracle Utilities Mobile Workforce Management for its utility billing replacement project
Highlighting that Oracle has released Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0, a key component of the Oracle Utilities Smart Meter Platform. The article notes that with Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0., utilities can organize consumption da
Highlighting that Oracle and Grid Net will work together to develop advanced distribution management systems and meter data management technology to support utilities smart grid deployments aimed to improve grid reliability and enable smarter energy choic