US-based smart grid analytics software as a service (SaaS) solutions provider C3 Energy has launched three new smart grid analytics applications in the market for utilities to improve their grid asset risk management and investment planning.
The three new applications are C3 Asset and System Risk, C3 Customer Reliability and Safety, and C3 Grid Investment Planning.
Utilities can use the analytics applications to identify grid assets that are at risk of failure and can direct investments to the grid assets with greater potential for safety and reliability impact.
C3 Energy’s new smart grid applications can benefit by up to $50/meter per year in value to utility operators and their customers.
The applications can improve advanced meter infrastructure, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) deployment effectiveness, identify grid assets at risk of failure, and optimize capital investment.
It can also improve SAIDI, SAIFI, and CEMI reliability scores, improve customer satisfaction, and improve power reliability and safety.
C3 Energy also announced C3 AMI Operations that will help utilities track the deployment status and operation of AMI meters and ensure timely and accurate meter data for billing.