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prioritize upgrades based on the business impact of and reporting more intuitive to the average user
a particular part of the distribution network. It does or layperson. Utilities can use the tool to make
this by determining and displaying what types of compelling, visual presentations with historic data
customers are on each feeder. from days, weeks or months in the past. In addition
TUNet’s analytics can differentiate the locations to measuring the impact of their work on sustained
of industrial, commercial and residential customers, outages, with TUNet’s analytics they finally have a
enabling the kinds of strategic decisions and tool to quantify the impact on momentary outages
information-sharing that make communities more as well.
attractive to businesses and directly impact economic
development and future revenue. HOW TO SEIZE THE ADVANTAGE
Due to the increase in solar power and energy OF ANALYTICS
efficiency technologies, electricity demand in the U.S. Unlike many tools, TUNet Grid Reliability Analytics is
could drop by as much as 15% in the U.S. by 2025, simple to set up. Within hours, it will be monitoring
according to Accenture . The loss in utility revenues all the high-resolution interval data produced by
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was calculated at between $18 billion and $48 billion. every TRUEdge-enabled device in their network.
Individual utilities reverse the losses by prioritizing From day one, the tool will reveal equipment in the
infrastructure that enables economic development early stages of failure and other emerging problems,
and the growth of their customer bases. and with time, the reliability and cost benefits will
“We’re fortunate not to have a big issue with deepen as the utility integrates analytical capabilities
blinks, so we’re using the tool to prioritize capital enabled by AMI into day-to-day operations.
project planning,” said Sarah Clarke, the power and Distribution grids are humming with the early
communications administrative assistant for the symptoms of future failures. The days of being blind
Town of Estes Park in Colorado. “Now, I’ll be able to these symptoms are over for utilities that adopt
to show before and after data shots to our town advanced AMI networks with grid-edge analytics like
manager to demonstrate how tax dollars are being TUNet Grid Reliability Analytics. The result is more
spent effectively.” efficient operations, improved customer satisfaction,
TUNet Grid Reliability Analytics is built around fewer wildfire and other safety risks, and smarter
powerful data visualizations that make investigations capital investment decisions.

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