Austin Energy leverages EcoStruxure™ ADMS to improve energy efficiency
Austin Energy, the eighth largest community-owned utility in the U.S., serves more than a million residents in and around the capital city of Texas. The utility’s mission is to convert “big data” into useful information, provide more reliable customer service, and improve energy efficiency, in part by creating a safer, stronger, more resilient power grid. Austin Energy chose an EcoStruxure solution, including ADMS to deal with their data dilemma. Defending against severe weather conditions The Texas-based utility needed to better manage the effects of severe weather, which is the number one cause of power outages, costing the U.S. economy billions of dollars a year in lost output and wages, spoiled inventory, delayed production, inconvenience, and damage to grid infrastructure. Smart grid technology that can withstand the impact of severe weather conditions and increase resilience can improve the overall effectiveness of grid operations, leading to greater efficiencies in energy use...