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Demand Side Management to lower the CO2 footprint in Cities
Bastian Fischer, Oracle Utilities Global Business Unit EMEA
Vice President and General Manager
Thursday, May 12th, EURELECTRIC Smart Cities, Brussels, Belgium
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product direction. It is intended for information
purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any
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material, code, or functionality, and should not be
relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
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Safe Harbor
Agenda
• SMART CITIY : Definition and Objectives
• Large Scale Municipal DSM applications
• Customer Engagements and Benefits
• Summary and Questions
Agenda
• SMART CITIY : Definition and Objectives
• Large Scale Municipal DSM applications
• Customer Engagements and Benefits
• Summary and Questions
Smart Cities – Transforming the Energy Value Chain
• Must demonstrate customer value
• Investment pay-back and customer / societal benefits
• Environmental objectives
Regulatory
• Information to engage customers and keep them engaged
• Impact of Choice / Impact of new Energy Applications
• Expectation of improved performance – “I have options now”
Customer Expectations
• New entrants into consumer energy – Google, Microsoft, etc.
• Speed of decision making -Customers and Energy companies
• Media focus / Post Fukushima Changed Energy Policies
ChangingBusiness
• Customer program management
• Grid impacts / Utility Integration / Municipal Service Integration
• Media Hype – Higher bills, EMF, who do you trust?
OperationalIssues
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OECD – Cities and Green Growth
1. The “urban-based” green growth is the engine of intelligent, sustainable and environmental aware recovery.
2. Our cities consume between 60 and 80% of the world’s total energy output, so it is not surprising that the most innovative solutions are designed in our metropolis.
3. Moving towards a low-carbon, more sustainable society will require significant up-front investments and require new financial instruments to power investments in urban green growth.
4. A policy that enables green growth requires to bridge the gap between national and city strategies. National governments have a key role to play in enhancing cities’ capacity to act on green growth.
Adapted from the speech: Paris, 25 May 2010
Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General© 2011 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential
Agenda
• SMART CITIY : Definition and Objectives
• Large Scale Municipal DSM applications
• Customer Engagements and Benefits
• Summary and Questions
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CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVE
“With Oracle Utilities Meter Data
Management, we will be able to support
one of the largest AMM deployments in
European history. The Oracle solution
will help us to provide our customers
with advanced options including
consumption profiles as well as
consumption information online -
ultimately allowing the consumer to
make more informed decisions about
their energy use.”
Delio Svaluto Moreolo, Metering
Department, Acea Distribuzione S.p.A
RESULTS
•Single Source of truth for metering
data – with full auditability of data
versions and editions
COMPANY OVERVIEW
• ACEA is the 2nd largest Italian Electricity Distributor. The are the
Distribution Concession for 1.5 Million meters in Rome with 8
Millions gas meters.
• Industry, Utilities
CHALLENGES/OPPORTUNITIES
• Monthly readings mandated by Italian law• TOU• Real time customer access to their consumption data• Customer services improvements • Fraud reduction and Network Management Improvement
SOLUTIONS• Interfaces to Metering Systems: Dial up C&I meters, AMI meters
with interval data, Manually read meters with register reads• Validation – Edition – Estimation• Balance Perimeter Calculations• Calculation of Area Residual Load and Profile per Supplier• Data Publication to Suppliers• Interface with billing systems for consumption data and standing
data
Month 20##
Italy’s Acea Distribuzione to Power Automatic
Meter Management Project for 1.6 Million Meters
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CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVE
RESULTS
•Once an hour relationship with 6
Million customers
•3.6 Billion electric meter reads/month,
plus 150M electric status reports/month
•150M gas meter reads/month, plus
150M gas status reports/month
•Support 7 years of historical data (3
years on-line, 4 years archived)
•300x increase in storage
COMPANY OVERVIEW
• California based company founded in 1905, it is one of the largest combination of natural gas and electric utilities in the US
• Industry: Utilities• Employees: 20,000
CHALLENGES/OPPORTUNITIES
• Provide a multi-step billing solution that integrates with several systems including head-end systems, meter data management systems
• Solution needs to provide critical peak pricing and dynamic pricing- Real –Time pricing
• Solution needs to measure, bill, collect processes to support meter reading, meter data management, rendering of bills, customer records, credit and payment processes
• Solution must provide Contact Center and Front Counter Support to customer transactions such as start/stop and account status
• Solution must provide scheduling and dispatching of customer field orders
SOLUTIONS• Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing
June 2010
PG&E Smart Meter
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Energy Services to about 15 M People:
5.1 M Electric Customer Accounts
4.3 M Natural Gas Customer Accounts
70,000 square miles with diverse
topography
~20,000 Employees
A regulated investor-owned utility
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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A smart grid
Overlay with an “Intelligence” Infrastructure
• Pervasive sensing and measurement devices
• Pervasive control devices
• Advanced data communications
• Computing and information management
Smart
Power
Plants
Transmission
Networks
Substations Distribution
Networks
Consumers
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Smart Grid = sense, communicate,
compute, control
ERP
Oracle
Customer
Care & Billing
Meter Data
Management
System
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Customer DW
(Oracle)
Sensors
Distributed Computing
Control Devices
Collectors BackhaulPG&E
Systems
Data Management
& Storage
Web Server
(Oracle Fusion)
Outage
Management
Communication Central Computing
Public Wireless
Network
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The largest AMI deployment
in the United States
Automated meter reading for all
customers
10 million meter upgrades by 2011
Frequent meter reads
daily for gas
hourly or 15 minute intervals for
electric
Enhanced customer energy
management
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Data Demands
Old World
Once a month relationship with 6 Million Customers.
5 Million Electric Meter Reads a Month
5 Million Gas Meters Reads a Month
7 Years of Historical Data
New World
Once an hour relationship with 6 Million Customers.
3.6 Billion Electric Meter Reads Month, plus 150 Million Electric Status Reports a Month
3.6 Billion Gas Meter Reads Month, plus 150 Million Gas Status Reports a Month
7 Years of Historical Data (3 years online, 4 years archived)
Represents a 300x increase in storage
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Oracle Technologies
Customer Care and Billing (CC&B)
Supports meter to cash. Supports Contact Centers.
40 TB billing system.
350,000 bills a day, 6 days a week.
99.9% operations
2,300 concurrent users, 5,000 primary users.
Oracle RAC
8 Node Cluster, RMAN, Data Guard, Grid Control
multiple databases from 40TB (CC&B) to 300TB (Customer DW)
Oracle Fusion Middleware – ESB, SOA
Oracle WebLogic Portal – Customer Web Presentment
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Secure customer access
through PGE.com
Displays energy use by
billing cycle, month, or week
Displays hourly electric use
by day
Customer service reps able
to view same graphs online
Online energy use information
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SmartRate: Empowering
Customers, Cutting Peak Loads
Recruitment
10,000 voluntary participants in
summer 2008
Experience
Across 9 called events, the average
residential customer achieved a
reduction of 16.6%
7 of 10 customers saw a reduction
in their cumulative summer bills
Retention
90% of customers intend to stay on
the plan in 2009
Rollout follows SmartMeter program deployment
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Home Energy Management
Basic
Enhanced
Advanced
Simple high-low
indicator
More comprehensive in-
home displays (usage,
cost, time)
Programmable
Communicating
Thermostat (PCT)
Fully automated intelligent
energy management system
Other automated/
programmable appliances
Electric vehicle charging /
storage
Distributed generation and
storage
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Time-differentiated pricing
Price
Noon12:01 11:59
Time-Of-Use
Pricing
Flat Pricing
Real-Time
Pricing
Encourage smarter energy use by exposing customers to
the real marginal cost of electricity
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Home Area Network
AMI/SmartGrid
Time-shifting
Electricity
Electric Vehicle Smart ChargingG
Wh
SOLUTIONS
• Oracle Utilities Customer Care & Billing
• Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management
• Oracle Utilities Business Advisor
CHALLENGES / OPPORTUNITIES
• Replace and consolidate two outdated and inflexible billing systems
• Provide interface in both Arabic and English
• Integrate billing and CRM
• Provide full billing and credit and collections capabilities before privatization
• Establishing Multi Utility Smart Meter Infrastructure
• Combining Water and Electricity
RESULTS
• Multiple language support
• Flexible software to adapt to local regulations
• Introduced standardized processes and industry best practices
• Smart Meter Integration
• Enablement for DSM and Energy Analytics
COMPANY OVERVIEW
• Approximately 300k electric and water customers
• Headquarters located in Abu Dhabi
• Leads De-regulation of the market with the Government
Abu Dhabi Water & Electric
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SOLUTIONS
• Oracle Utilities Customer Care & Billing
• Oracle Utilities Business Advisor
CHALLENGES / OPPORTUNITIES
• To setup an efficient and cost effective e-based Billing, Collection and Customer Services department
• Real-time meter readings, meter error diagnostics, customer database and revenue recognition
• Automated bills generation and delivery
• Enhanced customer service experience
• Ability to better control Palm Utilities (PU) cash flows by controlling billing cycles
RESULTS
• Centralized Customer Data Base, Centralized Meter Readings handing and processing, Invoice generation and distribution, Cash, bank transfer & credit card payments reconciliation with accounting, deposit refund management
• Business Intelligence & Management Reporting
• Resolve 90% of customer issues at 1st contact
• Centralized End User Agreement generation and Management, Management of Meter Operations, Initialization and Maintenance teams, department efficiency monitoring and control
• Risk management capabilities and real time monitoring of contract covenants
COMPANY OVERVIEW
• Headquarters – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Founded – 2007
• Utility Type – Retail and Distribution
• Market – District Cooling
Palm Utilities
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Solution
Field
Activities
Credit &
Collections
Payment/
Cashiering
Rates/
Billing
Meter Manage-
ment/Reading
Premise/
Service Points
Customer
Information
CC&BCollection
Process
Account Debt
Monitor (AD
M)
Collection Process
Monitor (CPM)
Eve
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ctiv
ato
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(CE
T)
Functional Areas
Chilled Water
Polished Water
Treated Sewerage Effluent
Sewerage
Potable Water
Business Services
SCOPE: Implement single configuration of Customer Care & Billing system for Palm Utilities and its two subsidiaries namely Palm Water and Palm District Cooling in a centralized instance to support the key services offered by the businesses. The project covers implementation, training, documentation, integration, reports & printing solution, and cash points installation to successfully deliver CRM & Billing project and assist Palm Utilities to achieve their business objectives.
Ultrasonic Energy Meter
Ultrasonic Flow sensor
No mechanical moving parts
Battery life of 10 years
Historical Logging
Wireless enabled
Digital Readout
Agenda
• SMART CITIY : Definition and Objectives
• Large Scale Municipal DSM applications
• Customer Engagements and Benefits
• Summary and Questions
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What Consumers Want
Oracle study indicates…
95% - detailed information on energy use
76% - renewable energy technologies for home
only 14% of Americans
and 16% of utility managers gave utility supplier an “A”
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1. The Brattle Group. The Power of 5 Percent. May 2007.
+17% Savings
Efficiency and Impact of Energy Awareness
with information:13% average reduction
with smart thermostats:23% average reduction
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Agenda
• SMART CITIY : Definition and Objectives
• Large Scale Municipal DSM applications
• Customer Engagements and Benefits
• Summary and Questions
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Conclusion: Smart Utility Roadmap
SummaryBills
DemandResponse
DistributionAutomation
AutomatedMeter Reading
Now10-years ago 10-years
AdvancedMetering
Infrastructure
Time of UsePricing
Critical PeakPricing
AdvancedDistributionManagement
Systems
SmartMeters
Home AutomationNetworks
SmartAppliances
DistributedGeneration
ElectricityStorage
MicroGridBalancing
Real-TimePricing
ElectricVehicles
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DatabasesApplications
Content
InfrastructureInformation
Conclusion: Standards-based strategy
• CIM enabled Application Platform for Utilities
Oracle Enterprise Information Management Strategy
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AIA Foundation Pack Canonical Model Library
• Oracle EBOs
• Utility EBOs
• IEC CIM Objects
• Open SG
• MultiSpeak
• End-to-End SmartGrid Security Strategy
Information Rights Mgmt.
Identity Management
Database Security
Infrastructure Security
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More Value, Less Complexity
More Flexibility, Less Cost
More Choice,
Less Risk
Standards-Based
Architecture
Open
Utility Solution Paradigm
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BASTIAN FISCHER
Vice President and General Manager
Utilities Global Business Unit EMEA
Utilities Global Business Unit
Europe – Middle East – AfricaPortes de la Défense,15 bd Charles de Gaulle
92715 Colombes Cedex, France
Tel: +33 1 57 60 84 78
Cell: +33 6 37 23 33 94
Q&A
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Oracle Corporation
Scale• $24.2B in TTM revenue for Oracle
• #1 in 50 product or industry categories
• 370,000 customers in 145 countries
• 30,000 partners
• $40B on 60+ acquisitions, since 2005
• 106,000 employees
• 10 million developers in Oracle online communities
Innovation and Investment• 29,000 developers and engineers
• 15,500 customer support specialists, speaking 27 languages
• 20,000 implementation consultants
• 1 million students supported
• 870 independent Oracle user groups with 355,000 members
Revenue represents March 1, 2009 – February 28, 2010
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Oracle in the Utilities IndustryDid You Know?
Customer Base: Best Solutions Running at
2,600+ Electric, Gas, Water Utilities Worldwide
Dedicated to the Industry: Oracle Utilities
Global Business Unit with 1,000+ Worldwide
20 of the Top 20 Utilities: Get Results with
Oracle Solutions
Experience: 30 years of Technology, Innovation
and Growth
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Oracle Utilities Global Business Unit
Dedicated Utilities Team
• 1,500+ employees focused solely on utilities
• Define, develop, and offer mission-critical applications specifically for utilities
• Global organization and reach
Industry Leading Utilities Capabilities
• Smart grid software
• Customer care and billing
• Meter data management
• Mobile workforce management
• Network management and load analysis
• Work and asset management
• Self-service billing, payment, and support
Leveraging the Capabilities of the #1 Enterprise Software Vendor
• ERP, CRM, HR and more
• Most scalable, reliable, secure infrastructure
• Most complete range of on-demand and on-premise deployment options
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Ageing Infrastructure and Changing / Ageing Workforce:How can we optimize capital and ensure the best use of our people
and our assets?
“They have neglected their infrastructure for too long… We are sick and tired of them
and they had better change.” After downtown Chicago black outs.
– Mayor Richard Dailey, Chicago
!
The Challenges We’re Hearing
Managing a complex energy portfolio:How do we turn the data deluge into information that used throughout
the business?
“A Smart Grid is characterized by the ability to use real-time information to anticipate,
detect, and respond to system problems”.
– Michael R. Peevey, President California Public Utilities Commission
!
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Maintaining Safe, Secure, Reliable Supply:How do we incorporate renewables, comply with regulations and
standards, and meet greenhouse targets?
“I strongly believe that the energy industry needs to help shape the future of carbon
regulation”.
– Jim Rogers, CEO Duke Energy
!
The Challenges We’re Hearing
Meeting the Changing Customer Expectations:How do we engage with the customers as they get fully involved with
distributed generation, electric vehicles and a need for information?
“Electric Utilities are evolving to become energy advisors to their customers. Electricity
today does more than light homes and businesses. We see a future where success in
our industry will be measured by companies offering new, innovative approaches to
achieving these expectations”.
– Joe Rigby, CEO PEPCo.
!
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The need for utilities to transform
Around the world, utilities are under pressure.
• Citizens demand energy and water that
don't undermine environmental quality.
• Regulators seek action on smart grid
and smart metering initiatives that add
intelligence to infrastructure.
• Customers seek choice and convenience,
but without additional costs.
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Oracle can help you on your journey
• We offer utility experts, mission-critical software applications, a rock-solid operational software suite, and world-leading middleware and technology.
• We understand the complexity around smart grid initiatives, implementations, and the unknown.
• We provide flexible, innovative technology and interoperable applications that increase efficiency, improve stakeholder satisfaction, future-proof your organization, and turn information into power.
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A Closer Look…
• Moving to distributed generation and micro grids while satisfying rising demand requires new systems and process to ensure supply is safe and secure
• Incorporation of intermittent power sources will need more accurate forecasting, more robust sensing equipment and more real time monitoring
• Management of smart equipment requires new processes to ensure accuracy and reliability in the field with the need to move towards distributed system management
Maintaining Safe, Secure, Reliable Supply!
Protecting today’s resources for the next generation
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• The balancing of costs and reliability require new risk profiles to be managed for all assets in the field to ensure minimal disruption to service
• 40-50% of the utility workforce is eligible for retirement in the next 5 years so technology must be used to automate previous manual processes
• Being able to schedule resources to the right place at the right time with the right skills and equipment will become key to managing the new network
A Closer Look…
Ageing Infrastructure and Changing / Ageing Workforce!
Optimizing the risk and return of your assets
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A Closer Look…
• The engagement model for consumer is proactive enabling them to make decisions about energy and water usage through a variety of channels
• The need for more product choice and bundling capability, engaging the customer in the value chain for programs such as green energy or demand side management
• The need to have efficient and cost effective customer care processes while dealing with a change to real time information and increased options
Meeting the Changing Customer Expectations!
Interacting with consumers in new ways
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The more you expose people to the data the more excited they get
A Closer Look…
• How do you build applications and give
customers access for a future that is yet to
be defined?
• How do you manage the 600x increase in
data, while minimizing the duplication across
the organization, ensure all functions have
the data they need in a timely manner?
• How do you manage the new smart devices
to ensure security and timelines of updates,
with new applications and analytics
requirements?
Managing a complex application portfolio!
More Value, Less Complexity
More Flexibility, Less Cost
More Choice,
Less Risk
Standards-Based
Architecture
Open
Oracle’s Solution Strategy
Interoperable applications on a smart platform…
Architecture for the Transformational Utility
Oracle Utilities “Smart Grid” Appliance: Powered by Exadata
…running on the world’s best hardware
Utilities Integration Platform: Powered by Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g
…leveraging open standards technology for integration…
Spatial and Utilities Analytics: Powered by OBIEE
Customer Meter Grid
Smart Grid Gateway
Utility Customer Management Portals and AppsEnabling new consumer models with Self Service and BI…
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Open SmartGrid PlatformEnabling the EnergyCloud
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MDM CC&B Mobile
Common Integration Platform
Powered by SOA & Industry Standards
Business Intelligence
Real-time Decisioning
Innovative Spatial visualization and mash-ups
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Spatial and Utilities Analytics: Powered by OBIEE
Utility Customer Management Portals and Apps: Powered By Web Center
Utilities Integration Platform: Powered by Fusion Middleware
Oracle Utilities “Smart Grid” Appliance: Powered by Exadata
…leveraging open standards technology for integration…
…running on the world’s best hardware
Interoperable applications on a smart platform…
Enabling new consumer models with Self Service and BI…
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Architecture for the Transformational Utility
Smart Grid Gateway
MeteringCustomer
MicroGridSupervisory Control
SystemEnergy Advisor Advanced Energy
Management
Network Management
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Deliver Foundation for Utilities Integration
• OBJECTIVE – Provide a leading
integration platform and fully integrated
Oracle Utilities Suite of applications on
top of that platform.
• APPROACH – Leverage and expand AIA
Utilities Foundation Pack to include CIM
and MultiSpeak compliant object
definitions and message structures.
• BENEFIT - Oracle Utilities Foundation
Pack (Reference Process Models and
Common Objects) will deliver
integrations based on Oracle’s leading
Fusion Middleware and comprehensive
industry domain coverage.
Foundational Objects from CIM
Message Structures from CIM
Reference Process Models
Industry Standards
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Communications SystemsCommunications
Systems
Network sensors& controls
The Oracle Smart Grid Suite
Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing
Oracle Utilities Load Analysis
Oracle Utilities Network
ManagementOracle Utilities Work and
Asset Management
Oracle Utilities Mobile Workforce Management
Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management
ConsumerEnergy
Technologies
Oracle AIA and Fusion Middleware / Smart Grid SOA
Oracle Primavera Oracle SpatialOracle Business
IntelligenceOracle Database
Oracle Governance, Compliance & Regulation
Oracle Hyperion
Oracle AutoVue
SmartMeters
Oracle Utilities Meter Event
Management
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Oracle for Utilities Solution Footprint
INFRASTRUCTURE
Middleware Integration, Business Process Design, Orchestration and Monitoring
Technology Spatial, Database
CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION
Financials Procurement Facilities Human Resources Supply Chain …More
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Assets & Work
Supply
Field Service
Networks
Metering
Projects
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Financial
Operational
Transactional
CUSTOMERS
BillingCustomer Relations
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Process: Top to Bottom Support for Utilities
Leading Enterprise Software Vendor
• #1 in CRM, HCM, EPM, Middleware, and more
• Most scalable, reliable, secure infrastructure
• Most complete range of on-demand and
on-premise deployment options
Built-In Utilities Capabilities
• Interval based pricing (real time, TOI, CPP, event)
• Industry Standard VEE
• Integration with smart devices
• Self Healing Grid
• Field workforce optimization
Largest Software Assistance Team
• 64,500 development, support, and services professionals
• 145 countriesServers
& Storage
OperatingSystem & VM
Database
Middleware
Applications
Consulting
Support& Training
Oracle UtilitiesA Global Business Unit of Oracle Corporation
Objective– Definition of Utilities Strategy
– Global and Central point of INDUSTRY- Contact
– Defines, develops, and offers utility Industry applications
– Ensures entire Oracle stack meets utility needs
– Engagement with Partners and SI’s
– Over 1800+ Utility experts globally
Richest Utility Application set
•Best in Class:
•HRMS
•Billing
•Customer Info
•Asset
•Outage
•Analytics,
•Consumer
•Insight
• Smart Grid
•Profile Mananagement
•Complex Billing
•Meter Data Mgmt
•Quotation MgmtBest-in-Class Applications:
Complete – Open - Integrated
•Best in Class:
•Customer
Mgmt
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The preceding is intended to outline our general
product direction. It is intended for information
purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any
contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any
material, code, or functionality, and should not be
relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
The development, release, and timing of any
features or functionality described for Oracle’s
products remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.