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Results of an Oracle Utilities survey released this morning show that electric utilities in Canada and the US are only in the early stages of putting smart meter data good use. But they could be doing a better job of using the data they are collecting. The survey was of 151 utility executives in Canada and the United States. The study, Utility Transformations - Big Data, Bigger Opportunities: Plans and Preparedness for the Data Deluge, shows that utilities on both sides of the 49th Parallel are collecting significantly more interval data from smart meters. The frequency at which they are gathering smart meter data is 180 times more than in the past - every four hours compared to once a month. And the vast majority of them are collecting information such as outage and voltage data. Linda Jackman, group VP of industry strategy for Oracle Utilities, tells Canadian Green Tech in an interview that despite the improvement on the data collection front, utilities aren't using the data as effective as they could be. She was surprised to find utilities collecting certain types of data, but then not using that data to inform business decisions. According to the results, 78% of utilities surveyed are collecting outage data with 59% of them using, meaning nearly 20% aren't correlating outage data with customer communications as an example. For voltage data, the levels are 73% and 57%, respectively. "In outage and voltage data, the fact that everybody is not collecting that data, I think is surprising. You've rolled out a smart meter and you're not collecting outage data when it has the ability to talk to you around outage data? Why am I not collecting it? But then only 60% of them are using it once they have collected it, I think is also surprising," says Jackman. "So what we're seeing is that utilities are still in this very early stage and very formative stage of collecting the data but actually don't know what [they're] going to do with

Highlighting the performance of Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0.1, running with Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2 and Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2. The article notes that running Oracle's utilities meter data management software through its database machine and cloud platform processed the equivalent of four consumption measurements per hour coming from 250 million advanced energy meters. The article also includes comments from Linda Jackman, group vice president of industry strategy, Oracle Utilities noting that new utilities technologies are bringing with them huge increases in data volumes and residential smart meters alone will increase the consumption data processed for billing purposes from 12 meter reads per year to 35,000 or more.

Highlighting that Oracle announced that Eesti Energia has implemented Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing, as well as Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management. The article notes that integrated with Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing, the Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management application provides a meter-to-cash process that supports both current meter and smart meter deployments.

Highlighting that Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0.1, running with Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2 and Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2 processed 1 billion meter reads per hour. The article notes that Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management also responded to 19.3 million requests for bill determinants per hour. The article also includes comments from Linda Jackman, group vice president of Industry Strategy of Oracle Utilities noting that the testing assured utilities that Oracle hardware and software can process the huge volumes of data arriving from interval reads and ensure the usability of the data to produce the accurate, timely bills customers expect.

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 Oracle announced that Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0.1, running with Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2 and Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2, processed 1 billion meter reads per hour. The release also notes that Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management running on Oracle Exadata helps utilities process data at unprecedented rates -- turning data into real intelligence that improves operational efficiency across every department while enabling utilities to provide their customers with information that helps them monitor and manage their energy and water use. The release includes comments from Linda Jackman, group vice president of industry strategy, Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle hardware and software can process the huge volumes of data arriving from interval reads and ensure the usability of the data to produce the accurate, timely bills customers expect.

Highlighting that Oracle released Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0 to help utilities manage customer energy and water consumption data gathered from smart meter deployments. The article notes that Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0 feat

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 has released Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0, an enhanced version of its existing system for verifying, storing, processing and formatting data from smart meters. The article notes that Oracle Utilities Meter Data Mana

Highlighting that Baltimore Gas and Electric is partnering with Accenture and Oracle to develop a smart meter network. The article notes that Oracle's utilities meter data management system will manage and analyze high volumes of meter data more effectiv

Highlighting that Oracle Utilities will be helping Georgia's Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (Cobb EMC) manage the vast amount of data the utility will be gathering from its deployment of 196,000 smart electricity meters. The article notes that as part of a pilot program, Cobb EMC will also use Oracle applications to connect advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) usage data and 3,800 in-home displays. The article also includes comments from Bill Vellante, group vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle's applications will help Cobb EMC move toward making the most out of the data they are collecting.

Press release highlighting that Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (Cobb EMC) has selected Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and Oracle Smart Grid Gateway to support its smart grid initiatives. The release notes that Cobb EMC will leverage Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and its existing Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing application to connect advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) usage data and 3,800 in-home displays. The article also includes comments from Bill Vellante, group vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle is pleased to support Cobb EMC as they work towards making the most out of the data they are collecting -- to ultimately improve service delivery while empowering its customers with information to understand their usage.

Highlighting that Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (Cobb EMC), recently deployed Oracle Utilities Data Management and Oracle Smart Grid Gateway to support its smart grid initiatives. The article notes that Cobb EMC will utilize Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management to verify, store, process and format smart meter data to offer every department, application and business process with the metering information they require. The article also includes comments from Bill Vellante, group vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle is pleased to support Cobb EMC as they work towards making the most out of the data they are collecting.

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 also notes that Cobb Electric Membership Corp. plans to use the Oracle solutions to verify, store, process and format smart meter data, providing every department, application and business process with the metering information it needs.

Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) has selected Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and plans to upgrade its Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing application to support its smart grid and green initiatives. The release discusses that REC is one of more than 100 customers who have selected or implemented an Oracle Utilities product in fiscal year 2011. The release includes comments from Bill Vellante, group vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management's interoperability with multiple Oracle solutions will give REC the scalability and functionality it needs to manage large meter data volumes and provide useful information to the utility's various departments and its customers.

Highlighting that Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (Cobb EMC) has selected Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and Oracle Smart Grid Gateway to support its smart grid initiatives. The article also notes that Cobb EMC will leverage Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and its existing Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing application to connect advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) usage data and 3,800 in-home displays.

Highlighting that Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (Cobb EMC) has selected Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and Oracle Smart Grid Gateway to support its smart grid initiatives. The article notes that Cobb EMC will leverage Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and its existing Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing application to connect advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) usage data and 3,800 in-home displays.

Highlighting that Oracle's recent testing has demonstrated that the Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0.1 system, running in tandem with Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2 and Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2, can successfully process 1 billion meter reads per hour. The article notes that the test used data from 5.5 million smart meters measuring consumption in 15-minute intervals. The article also includes comments from Linda Jackman, group vice president of industry strategy, Oracle Utilities noting that the test assures utilities that Oracle hardware and software - engineered to work together, and available today - can process the huge volumes of data arriving from interval reads and ensure the usability of the data to produce the accurate, timely bills customers expect.

Highlighting that Oracle announced the availability of Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0, a component of the companies Smart Meter Platform. The article notes that with Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0, utilities can organize consumpti

Highlighting that according to a report by Pike Research, demand for water is outpacing the rate of population growth by more than double, and government data forecasts water shortages in 26 U.S. states by 2013. The article notes that an October 2010 study by Oracle Utilities titled "Testing the Water: Smart Metering for Water Utilities" concluded that 76 percent of customers were concerned with water conservation and 69 percent believed they could reduce personal water usage. The article also includes comments from Stephan Scholl, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities in a 2010 statement noting that smart meter technologies can produce the actionable data required to provide consumers with information they can use to make smarter decisions about water consumption.