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North Dakota Co-Op expects automated system to cut design time by 90 percent
ST. PAUL, MN (Nov. 8, 2011)— Powel, Inc., a leading developer of software that helps utilities work smarter, recently announced McKenzie Electric Cooperative (MEC) selected its StakeOut® mobile field design client.
StakeOut, the industry-leading field design software, will enable McKenzie Electric to automate its current system, improve customer service and data accuracy and update its NISC Accounting and Business Solutions (ABS) suite and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) based maps. The North Dakota-based co-op expects to achieve substantial savings in time – both in the field and office – and total cost.
StakeOut users can remotely design new job sketches, add construction units, generate cost estimates and worksheets, edit job sketches and units to reflect as-built changes while using a built-in rule base to ensure design standards are met.
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“Excellence in Consumer Engagement” gleans best practices from study of 21 utility smart grid programs for advanced metering infrastructure, direct load control, and energy efficiency
San Francisco, October 24, 2011 – A Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC) report examining the deployment and consumer acceptance of Smart Grid programs from more than 20 U.S. electric utilities, representing more than 10 million smart meters deployed, shows a marked shift in utility consumer engagement efforts. The study finds utilities improving customer understanding and upgrading their communications, service response, incentive programs, and internal consumer engagement processes to help consumers better understand the near-term benefits of Smart Grid programs.
The SGCC report Excellence in Consumer Engagement, will be released today at the Smart Energy International conference. “The report clearly shows that utilities are making a shift toward new and fundamentally different consumer engagement best practices,” said Patty Durand, executive director of the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative. “As a result, consumers are responding positively to new energy programs that offer direct, immediate and deliverable value.”
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Flexible architecture, enhanced map features and simplified workflow modeling enables utilities to visually plan, perform, track and report all work independent of location or platform
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Nov. 1, 2011) – Powel, Inc., a leading developer of software that helps utilities work smarter, has released version 8.0 of its WorkStudio® mobile work management software platform that synchronizes office, customer and engineering data from utility construction and maintenance operations for accurate, streamlined work management.
WorkStudio 8.0 represents a significant redesign from version 7.5 that offers a more flexible, open architecture for integrating and graphically depicting enterprise systems and workflows. The application uses new web-based tools to merge information from a utility’s office and field activities, enabling collaborative work that can be managed from any location using most computing platforms, with support for popular smart phones and tablets.
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MEDIA ALERT
Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative to Release “Excellence in Consumer Engagement” report” at Smart Energy International Conference – Monday, Oct. 24
What:
A report examining consumer engagement communications programs tied to the deployment and consumer acceptance of Smart Grid programs from more than 20 electric utilities across America, representing almost 20 million homes with smart meters.
The report shows that communications that clearly convey near-term financial benefits to consumers and adapt certain customer engagement processes can enhance consumer adoption of Smart Grid programs.
Who:
The report was commissioned by the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC) and was conducted by Altman Vilandrie & Co. (AV&Co.). SGCC Executive Director Patty Durand and Matt Dinsmore from AV&Co will be available on Oct. 24-26 via phone or Webex to summarize the report and its implications for all smart grid stakeholders.
Where/When:
Smart Energy International 2011 Conference
Hyatt Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco
Consumer Engagement Day, Monday, Oct. 24.
“Excellence in Consumer Engagement” panel - 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Background:
The study highlights ten core findings and recommendations dealing with consumer Smart Grid engagement issues involving advance metering infrastructure (AMI), demand response (DR) and energy efficiency (EE) programs. For media not able to attend the conference, copies of the report will be available at the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborate website on Oct. 24. Patty Durand and Matt Dinsmore will be available during and after the conference for interviews. Please phone or email the media contact below.
Media Contact:
Nancy Broe, The McDonnell Group, Inc., 404-583-0003,
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