The software correlates, analyzes, and visualizes data in smart grid, distribution, and outage systems.
Space-Time said the situational intelligence solution was deployed as part of SMUD’s Situational Awareness and Visual Intelligence (SAVI) initiative designed to improve the speed and quality of data analysis and decision-making across its grid planning and operations department.
SMUD assistant general manager of power supply and grid operations Paul Lau said that the volume of data generated by the company’s smart assets allowed it to continue to improve the reliability and safety of service to its customers.
"With common operational views, personnel across our organization can now implement more cost-effective asset planning and maintenance practices, collaborate as one team to respond rapidly to emergency situations and outages, and more readily understand the real-time impact of weather and fires on our daily operations," Lau added.
Space-Time Insight chief executive officer Rob Schilling said as organizations like SMUD bring smart assets into their infrastructure, the static reports, spreadsheets, and tools that inform decisions based on yesterday’s data are simply inadequate for running an operation.
"The whole point of collecting all this granular data is to use it to improve service reliability and efficiency. We commend SMUD for recognizing the value of this data and for taking the initiative to extract valuable insights from the smart technologies in which they are investing," Schilling added.
SMUD’s SAVI project is partially funded by a federal smart grid grant awarded by the US Department of Energy.
