by Wayne Pales | Apr 19, 2017
In this, the third, final (and longest) post of my three-part series, I focus on quality, security, and value-add services you may want to consider as part of your tender. As with my previous posts, even if you already have a smart metering partner, these are useful...
by Wayne Pales | Mar 23, 2017
In my last post, I covered the discussion points to have with vendors for strategic alignment and governance. In this post, the second of a three-part series, I place the lens over the smart metering solution itself. If you already have a smart metering partner,...
by Wayne Pales | Mar 13, 2017
I have great memories of working with my team back in 2012 when we released our first smart metering tender. We were a new team and did not know a great deal about smart metering. We put out a request for proposal (RFP) that we felt delivered the right balance of...
by Wayne Pales | Feb 22, 2017
I have lost count of the number of debates I have had around what makes a meter smart. Sure, a meter that can remotely capture consumption data at short intervals, can be remotely read, can be told to connect and disconnect, and can receive instructions to upgrade is...
by Wayne Pales | Feb 17, 2017
Embedded networks pose a growing revenue risk to regulated utilities around the world, especially utilities that operate in densely populated areas with an increasing proportion of apartment buildings. Australia’s Energy Market Operator defines embedded networks...
by Wayne Pales | Feb 9, 2017
In our book, utilidocs®: building blocks to a digital utility, we provide insight into every stage of the smart metering and demand response journey. In the coming weeks, I will share some of the services detailed in our book that become possible as a result of smart...
by Wayne Pales | Jan 31, 2017
In our book, utilidocs®: building blocks to a digital utility, we provide insight into every stage of the smart metering and demand response journey. In this post, I wanted to share one of more than 100 services, detailed in the book, that become possible as a result...
by Wayne Pales | Jan 24, 2017
For most of my career, I have found myself in roles where I face the challenge of achieving value over mere compliance. When I worked in architecture, I tried to introduce practical steps to reduce enterprise debt as opposed to following a strict framework that saw...
by Wayne Pales | Jan 18, 2017
Three weeks ago I was running a course on innovation at the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok. While planning my lecture on ‘designing from the outside in,’ I received a message from LinkedIn. The timing could not have been better for my subject...
by Wayne Pales | Jan 11, 2017
In this, the fifth and final stage of my smart metering maturity series, we look at automation – from the perspective of the utility using automation to help the customer achieve the lowest possible bill with no change to their lifestyle. They essentially...
