| The utility industry is investing heavily in the shift to a smart, digital electricity delivery infrastructure (the “Smart Grid”) in order to improve delivery, optimize asset utilization and allow informed, environmentally friendly participation by consumers. But this new digital enterprise brings a quantum leap in the volume of data available in real time. The massive amount of meter data not only overwhelms existing systems, it requires real-time analysis and response in order to deliver the potential benefits of the smart grid.
With Starview, utilities can now analyze usage patters, integrate events with demand response systems, and provide personalized customer solutions. Starview helps utilities improve outage management systems, automate substations, and automate meter reading and smart meters to drive incremental revenue, reduce costs and drive new efficiencies. We help optimize generation, distribution and consumption, leading to energy savings, reduced costs and increased reliability.
Some important applications of Starview technology include:
Smart Grid Solutions
Smart grid initiatives are capable of routing power in optimal ways to respond to a variety of conditions all along the power chain. The key to success is real-time visibility, coupled with the ability to act on events as they occur. Starview solutions provide a way to deal with vast amounts of real-time data that could easily overwhelm existing systems, helping utilities make better decisions and deliver on the promise of smart power distribution. Starview solutions provide for usage pattern analysis, development of demand response systems, and other event-based proactive and reactive actions that are based on the environment as a whole.
REAL-TIME DEMAND AUTOMATION
Growth in domestic power demand fueled by Electric Vehicles (EVs) and eHeating are expected to place unprecedented stress on existing network infrastructures. With Starview solutions, Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) - responsible for delivering electricity from the transmission network to end customers - now have a powerful event-driven tool to manage the expected fluctuations in demand. Starview solutions enable the utility to take control over EV charging, manage air conditioner or heater usage, and implement flexible tariffs to smooth demand ensure customer satisfaction.
For more information, see our Real-Time Demand Automator press release and read our scenario: A Day in the Life with Electric Vehicles.
Outage Detection and Management
Starview solutions help detect and verify power outages, by processing meter alarm and event data in real time to determine if the outage is real and then informing operators of likely failure locations. In this way we help to instantly pinpoint problems and aid in their speedy resolution. The Starview system, which is capable of handling massive data volumes even in peak load scenarios, integrates into existing systems to enable quick response and ensure required service levels.
Proactive Smart Metering
Smart metering holds the promise of enhancing the ability of business and consumers to use renewable energy sources while promoting efficient generation and distribution of energy. As smart meters make their way into homes and businesses, Starview is helping utilities combine real-time detection and analysis of usage with customer service and maintenance applications to ensure proper levels of service. Starview solutions are massively scalable, from agents located in the smart meters themselves, to hierarchical systems for event processing, collaborative decision making and future planning.
Starview is helping utilities deliver profitable, high-quality services, reduce costs and optimize resources through efficient monitoring and management of massive amounts of event-related data. Our solutions improve decision-making by moving offline.
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