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IoT For Utilities: Harnessing Big Data from Grid's Edge
Smart Energy International
Digital transformation is driving greater adoption of smart utility devices such as electric vehicles, demand response home and office automation and distributed energy resources.
Increased adoption of smart devices is resulting in rising electricity consumption, with no signs of this slowing down: global energy consumption is expected to rise by 48% by 2040 from 2019 levels and U.S. consumption is projected to rise by 43% by 2022.
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NV5 Geospatial Survey Finds Utility Companies Lack Analytics to Improve Resilience in Extreme Weather
Geospatial World
NV5 Geospatial, powered by Quantum Spatial, North America’s largest geospatial data firm, announced results of a recent survey showing that most utility companies are not taking advantage of advanced data and analytics to improve resilience and mitigate risk. The “Geospatial Analytics, Resilience and Extreme Weather Readiness” survey of more than 100 utilities from across the U.S. revealed that even though almost all utilities have wildfire and storm mitigation strategies in place, only about one-third are using locational data and 3D modeling to assist with evaluating asset health, preventing outages and managing vegetation.
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Where It's At, Geospatial Commission Charts API Route to Map Data Sharing
Forbes
Forgive the pun, but geospatial is where it’s at. As a real world illustrative example of just how much we can improve the planet via geospatial data exchange, think about all those rocky cliff walks that you’ll be yearning to do once all the international lockdowns and vaccine initiatives are over.
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North Line GIS is a full service geospatial company located in Breckenridge, CO. Our goal is to increase efficiencies in organizations through the use of GIS.
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Voltage Optimization Versus a Complex Grid
T&D World
Despite energy-agenda uncertainty coming off a major election cycle, increasing renewables and distributed generation are on a potential short list of trends not likely to change. What is changing is how we accommodate a growing number and variety of generating sources on a network originally designed for one-way power flows.
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NGA and NRO to Step Up Market Research for Faster Access to Commercial Geospatial Data
Geospatial World
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency wants faster access to commercial geospatial data. “The private sector is coming out with new geospatial intelligence products and services faster than the government can figure out how to buy them. That means analysts need ways to procure commercial geoint “at a moment’s notice,” said David Gauthier, director of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency’s commercial and business operations group, reported a tech-news daily.
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Energy Disaggregation to Empower Utilities and Their Customers
Smart Energy International
We have all had a hard time due to the Coronavirus and we have been working from our homes – from buyer to seller, operational manager to chief information officer. We frequently use all kinds of electronic goods at home, consume lots of electricity for our computers, washing machines and phones, etc.
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US Energy Transition to Fuel Utility Dealmaking in 2021
Bloomberg
Utility dealmaking is poised to pick up in 2021 as companies shake off a dour year that saw the least activity in more than a decade.
While energy powerhouses including NextEra Energy Inc. are on the hunt for their next big acquisition, others may look to shed their natural gas arms or other assets to simplify their businesses and meet climate goals.
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The Path to Post-Pandemic Smart Cities
GCN
Market forecasts paint a rosy picture of smart city investment, but many municipalities are slashing budgets, laying off workers and cutting services as the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues. To adapt to the budget shortfalls resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, smart city efforts must be more strategic, said Ruthbea Yesner, vice president of Government Insights and Smart Cities at IDC Government Insights.
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