Sensus (Xylem) Case Studies Electric Utility Uses Data Driven Solutions to Meet Goals

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Electric Utility Uses Data Driven Solutions to Meet Goals

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Sensors - Utility Meters
Applicable Industries	Utilities
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Advanced Metering Infrastructure
Challenge	Of the 17,000 transformers on the Wake Electric system, 13,152 were not used to capacity. While it is common to purposefully oversize transformers to minimize future issues, the data showed that many of Wake Electric’s transformers were severely underutilized Read More
About Customer	Located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, Wake Electric Membership Corporation (Wake Electric) is a rural electric cooperative serving 38,000 customers. Read More
Customer Name	Wake Electric Read More
Solution	With the deployment of the Sensus FlexNet® communication network in 2012, the utility established a reliable and scalable infrastructure that enabled it to improve billing accuracy and system management while reducing customer service calls. Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Asset Utilization, Billing information , Capacity Utilization, Electricity Meters, Service Lifecycle Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Sensors - Utility Meters

Applicable Industries

Utilities

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Advanced Metering Infrastructure

Challenge

Of the 17,000 transformers on the Wake Electric system, 13,152 were not used to capacity. While it is common to purposefully oversize transformers to minimize future issues, the data showed that many of Wake Electric’s transformers were severely underutilized

About Customer

Located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, Wake Electric Membership Corporation (Wake Electric) is a rural electric cooperative serving 38,000 customers.

Customer Name

Wake Electric

Solution

With the deployment of the Sensus FlexNet® communication network in 2012, the utility established a reliable and scalable infrastructure that enabled it to improve billing accuracy and system management while reducing customer service calls.

Data Collected

Asset Utilization, Billing information , Capacity Utilization, Electricity Meters, Service Lifecycle

Impact #1	[Efficiency Improvement - Asset Utilization] Maximize asset life and system design
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - Production Uptime] Streamline outage management
Impact #3	[Product Improvement - User Experience] Improve the customer experience

Impact #1

[Efficiency Improvement - Asset Utilization]
Maximize asset life and system design

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - Production Uptime]
Streamline outage management

Impact #3

[Product Improvement - User Experience]
Improve the customer experience

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Overview

Electric Utility Uses Data Driven Solutions to Meet Goals

Operational Impact