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Big Utility Calls for Big Data Collaboration on Smart Grid
Excerpt: Collaboration between utilities and third party software developers will be crucial in the implementation of the smart grid, bringing innovation to large energy suppliers and reliable customers for data firms. Large utility companies need to embrace “big data analytics” to better understand the “health of our assets,” Karen Austin, the senior [vice] president and chief information officer at Pacific Gas and Electric, said.
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http://energy.aol.com/2012/08/17/big-utility-calls-for-big-data-collaboration-on-smart-grid/
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