The Digital Utility

The Digital Utility

New challenges, capabilities, and opportunities

Articles in this issue

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Powering the digital economy

– As cheaper storage and renewables bend the electricity cost curve, utilities must refine their strategies and raise their digital game.
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Distributing the surplus: How digitization will help prepare Germany’s energy sector for the future

– Executives in many industries perceive digitization as a threat. In the energy sector, there is no need for that. On the contrary. In Germany’s energy sector, digitization will help executives address a series of pressing challenges.
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The revival of customer loyalty: How regulated utilities can reshape customer engagement

– With customer expectations rising and new technologies emerging, constant renewal of customer transformations can never be over.
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Why utility boards should care about IT architecture

– Many utilities struggle to match the customer and commercial expectations set by digital leaders. Investing in faster, more flexible IT architecture can accelerate their digital modernization.
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Digital-experience design for the field workforce

– By focusing on valuable and meaningful workforce experiences, utilities can move from incremental improvements to transformative ones.
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Harnessing the power of advanced analytics in transmission and distribution asset management

– Advanced analytics is helping T&D operators improve performance, reduce asset-management costs, and capture value. Here’s how successful utilities approach the transition.
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Fueling utility innovation through analytics

– Utilities around the world are making big investments in advanced analytics. Getting the full value, however, requires rethinking their strategy, culture, and organization.
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Cloud adoption to accelerate IT modernization

– The cloud is a means, not an end. Success in modernizing IT through the cloud is driven by a complete standardization and automation strategy.
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What every utility CEO should know about blockchain

– Blockchain technology can streamline transactions along the utility value chain. Here is a look at six emerging applications.
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Accelerating digital transformations: A playbook for utilities

– Utilities trying to reinvent themselves as digital enterprises have found it hard to scale up from digital pilots. Adopting digital ways of working, adding talent, and modernizing IT will hasten transformation.