New uses of smart meter data are coming to utilities
It is that time again. FERC just published a paper that has been on my night stand every year at this time since 2006: the Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering. The original economic justification for smart meters was tangible—reducing the cost of truck rolls. By their own admission, utilities were slow to understand what to do with smart meter data. Over the last several years, there has been a lot of work done on how analytics, applied to smarter meter and other data, can provide additional value. There is still more to learn.For more see – New uses of smart meter data are coming to utilities.