Composable Architectures: A Must-Have for Agile Electric Utility Operations

Utility Pole Power Distribution Line

Improved agility is now a focus for modern electric utilities as they take on the myriad challenges of infrastructure modernization, data management, and regulatory compliance. Old legacy systems cannot be integrated, adapted or scaled with modern tech. This means utilities are left reactive, error prone, and slow to respond, which ultimately compromises grid reliability and increases operational costs.

Data Automation for Utilities

Data Automation for Utilities

Electric utilities are facing a major data problem. With over 600,000 miles of transmission lines in the U.S. and more than 5.5 million miles of distribution lines, the volume of data generated from inspecting the country’s aging infrastructure is increasingly overwhelming. Many utilities still rely on manual processes to collect and organize this data, making it difficult to extract useful insights, collaborate effectively, and make informed decisions.  

Asset Performance Management and Decision Intelligence: How Utilities are Using Technology to Transform Asset Assessment

Electric transmission tower

Asset Performance Management (APM) is moving through a rapid transformation, and industry players are finding their way to an intelligent, sustainable business model while also ensuring the quality and reliability of existing services to partners and communities. With the US alone committing over $594bn to decarbonization and electrification plans – and utilities moving quickly to accommodate next generation infrastructure – technology is a more important enabler than ever before.

How Automated Image Management Can Assist Electric Utility Inspections

Electric utilities are facing increased pressure from regulators to reduce operation and maintenance (O&M) costs. However, utility assets are only getting older and will have to be inspected more frequently in the coming years to prevent interruptions in service caused by hardware failure. 

To support maintenance activities, utilities must collect and track inspection data through the full asset lifecycle to proactively repair defects and damages before they become an issue.…

The POWER Interview: Diving Into Data With Autonomous Inspection of Utility Assets

Darrell Proctor | Power

Companies offering the ability to collect data for use by electric utilities are finding their services in demand as the power generation sector embraces digitization.

It’s an industry that promotes innovation, as utilities need to track the real-time performance of thermal and renewable energy generation assets, and gain more insight about how their equipment is operating across their service territory.…

Prepare or Face ‘The Perfect Storm for Disruption’

Nevelyn Black | Energy Central

Extreme weather, integrating renewable energy sources and keeping up with regulations and technology is demanding more from utilities. According to industry experts, utilities will have to take a data-driven approach.  Data collection started with smart meters but in recent years more avenues have opened to make better use of that data…

The First Step Toward Modernization in the Utility Industry

Every industry faces challenges while working toward modernization, and electric power transmission and distribution companies are working toward a unique set of objectives, with many aiming to advance their network or achieve carbon neutrality. However, the first step in working towards these is understanding what processes and systems need to be updated first.…

Teams

Avoid digitizing written notes & annotated line drawings. Instead, collect data digitally.

Combine design drawings, infrastructure plans, & inspection data in one place.

Turn reactive repair into proactively managed assets, reduce downtime, & optimize maintenance schedules.

Use Cases

Quickly pull asset data together into workorder & inspection reports before sending teams out.

Eliminate redundant truck rolls & unproductive field operations.

Enable rigorous & repeatable robotic & sensor data acquisition without the need for external contractors.

Integrations

Remove integration & automation gaps, enabling teams to better focus on their work & get more done, faster.

Enrich engagement across various teams including engineering, workorder management, & field operations

Store all data in one place including automatically ingested imagery, manual uploads, digitized field notes, & more.

All data, no matter the format or the richness, is associated with an asset in UNITI.

Package outcomes into reports & work orders in UNITI or integrate with your work order manager.