The Australian utility industry recently gathered online for The Digital Home: new opportunities for utilities Virtual Conference, which was...
Demand management
The future network: demonstrating advanced integration of distributed energy resources
Charlotte Pordage, , Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, Renewables, Smart grid, Software, Solar, 0SA Power Networks identified an opportunity to offer Virtual Power Plant operators a higher level of export above the...
Easing the load: boosting consumer participation in demand response
Charlotte Pordage, , Communications, Community engagement, Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, 0Non-network solutions are increasingly used to ensure reliability during peak demand events, requiring network distribution businesses to engage with...
Industry 4.0: the implications for industrial motor control
Charlotte Pordage, , Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Instrumentation, control & monitoring, Partner Solutions, Products, 0Industry 4.0 is ushering in a new era for industry, with more intelligence and connectivity, combining machines, computers and...
NBN experiences unprecedented demand as Australians work from home
Kim Ho, , Company news, COVID-19, Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, NBN, News, Products, Professional services, Spotlight, 0As many Australians continue to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, upload demand on nbn’s main wholesale...
Cybertec in the utilities sector
Charlotte Pordage, , Communications, Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Instrumentation, control & monitoring, Partner Solutions, Powerlines, Products, 0Critical infrastructure calls for critical equipment. Cybertec cellular modems are trusted by the Australian utilities sector for their reliability,...
The ‘digital’ utilities enterprise – surviving and thriving in today’s environment
Jessica Dickers, , Big Data, Communications, Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Embedded networks, Partner Solutions, Smart Utilities, Software, 0Technology is rapidly transforming many Australian and global industry sectors. For electric, natural gas, and water utility companies, the...
Digital Utilities 2020: innovation in the face of adversity
Charlotte Pordage, , Big Data, Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Events, Features, IOT Internet of Things, Secure Utilities, Smart grid, Smart Utilities, Software, Spotlight, Water, 0The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in state-wide lockdowns, mass event cancellations and the closure of workplaces, as social distancing...
A smart grid for all: International insights on the changing energy landscape
Charlotte Pordage, , Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Events, Features, Interviews, Renewables, Smart grid, 0As rooftop solar and batteries become the norm, how to appropriately manage their output becomes an increasing challenge around...
Households could save with demand response program
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Billing, Billing and CRM, Community engagement, Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Retail, Sustainability, 0EnergyAustralia and energy distribution company Jemena will reward customers living in north-west Melbourne with bill credits if they reduce...
Network Opportunity Maps 2019 update released
Journalist, , Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, IOT Internet of Things, News, Renewables, Smart Utilities, Software, 0Updated interactive investment and constraint maps, also known as Network Opportunity Maps, have been released as part of a...
2019 Digital Utility Awards winners announced
Charlotte Pordage, , Big Data, Communications, Company news, Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Events, IOT Internet of Things, M2M, News, People and appointments, Projects, SCADA, Secure Utilities, Smart grid, Smart meters, Smart Utilities, Software, Spotlight, Water, 0The winners of the 2019 Digital Utility Awards have been revealed at a Gala Dinner at the Digital Utilities...
Utility offers innovative demand management solution
Utility Journalist, , Community engagement, Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, News, Smart Utilities, Spotlight, 0Powercor is launching a new program to help save energy within the community and reduce costs to customers will...
Improving the transparency of electricity demand projections
Utility Journalist, , Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, News, 0The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has made a final rule to improve the transparency and consistency of information...
Smart meter trials continue to unearth new ideas
Lauren Butler, , Big Data, Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, IOT Internet of Things, Opinion, Smart grid, Smart meters, 0Even before the rollout of smart meters in 2009, Jemena was one of a number of electricity distribution businesses testing...
Winners of the 2018 Digital Utility Awards announced
Utility Journalist, , Big Data, Communications, Company news, Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Events, IOT Internet of Things, M2M, News, Renewables, SCADA, Secure Utilities, Smart grid, Smart meters, Smart Utilities, Software, Spotlight, Water, 0The Digital Utility Awards were launched as a way to gather some of the best ideas when it comes...
The utility industry’s best share their digital transformation journey
Utility Journalist, , Big Data, Communications, Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Events, IOT Internet of Things, M2M, News, Renewables, SCADA, Secure Utilities, Smart grid, Smart meters, Smart Utilities, Software, Water, 0Representatives from Australia’s major water and energy utilities gathered in Melbourne in April to discuss the impact of digital...
Urging NEG to support competition and reduce costs
Utility Journalist, , Battery storage, Demand management, Electricity, News, Policy, 0ERM Power has released a submission, jointly signed by 10 retailers, on the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) urging policy...
DTN ranked number one for accurate forecasts in Australia
Lauren Cella, , Demand management, Electricity, News, Partner Solutions, 0DTN, a leading provider of information services, has announced that based on comparisons from a recent report, it has...
Industry leaders welcome Finkel Report
Utility Journalist, , Asset management, Community engagement, Demand management, Electricity, News, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, 0Government and industry leaders have welcomed the findings of the Finkel Report, commenting that its recommendations were necessary to...
Melbourne’s water utilities work towards digitisation
Lauren Cella, , Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Engineering, Instrumentation, control & monitoring, Smart meters, Water, 0To meet the challenges of climate change and more extreme droughts, the three metropolitan Melbourne water utilities are working...
Utilities taught methods for managing data security
Jessica Dickers, , Asset management, Big Data, Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Events, News, People and appointments, Professional services, Safety, SCADA, Secure Utilities, Smart grid, Smart Utilities, Software, Training, Water, 0Utility professionals came together for the inaugural Secure Utilities event on 23 March in Melbourne where experts in data...
Don’t expose yourself to volatile prices
Lauren Cella, , Asset management, Demand management, Electricity, Partner Solutions, 0Summer is a challenging time of year for any industrial electricity user with a contract that exposes them to...
APA’s new wind farm deal
Lauren Cella, , Company news, Construction, Demand management, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, 0APA Group has entered into a 12-year offtake agreement with an energy supplier that will underpin the construction of...
Taking advantage of embedded opportunities
Lauren Cella, , Billing and CRM, Demand management, Electricity, Embedded networks, Retail, Solar, 0The Australian property market is changing. More people are embracing high and medium-density living, with many developments incorporating a...
Inverted siphon sewer main showcases trenchless
Jessica Dickers, , Asset management, Construction, Demand management, Horizontal directional drilling, Maintenance, Pipelines, Projects, Pump stations, Safety, Sewer, Sewer rehabilitation, Trenchless technology, 0Yarra Valley Water’s North Warrandyte Sewerage Project overcame the challenging installation of an inverted siphon sewer main under Melbourne’s...
Maximising solar penetration
Lauren Cella, , Asset management, Big Data, Construction, Demand management, Electricity, Engineering, Policy, Projects, Smart Utilities, Solar, 0Increasing the number of solar installations in areas that have previously had their levels capped is a critical part...
Uniting data to increase operational performance
Lauren Cella, , Asset management, Big Data, Demand management, Maintenance, Partner Solutions, Projects, SCADA, Water, Water treatment, 0In 2004, Maroochy Shire Council on Australia’s Sunshine Coast was wrestling with the problem of how to smooth water...
Solutions for 66KV fluid filled cable relocation
Lauren Cella, , Cables, Construction, Demand management, Electricity, Engineering, Horizontal directional drilling, Partner Solutions, Substations, 0By Steve Truman, Customer Development Manager, CitiPower/Powercor In addition to CitiPower and Powercor Australia’s Metro and CBD Security of...
Implementing big data day to day
Lauren Cella, , Asset management, Big Data, Billing, Communications, Demand management, Projects, SCADA, Smart meters, Smart Utilities, Wastewater treatment, Water, Water efficiency, 0by Bev McQuade, Chief Information Officer, SA Water Utilities around Australia are embracing the benefits of big data, but...
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Events
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Digital Utilities Summit 2021
March 16 @ 8:00 am - March 24 @ 5:00 pm -
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Energy Next 2021
July 13 @ 9:00 am - July 14 @ 5:00 am