The SSP aids enterprise strategies for navigating extreme events like smart energy transformations through decision-making and mapping.
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CMG Enables The Smarter Utility
SMART UTILITIES
At CMG, we believe that The Smarter Utility is a new 21st century megatrend that reveals why and how the total digitalization of utilities will deliver a complete new Smart World with virtually unlimited possibilities.
The Smarter Utility is a non-stop, on-demand, re-design journey of the business models, business processes, technologies, organizational structures, and applied human capital to seamlessly blend existing and new stand-alone silo trends such as, Mass Customization, Open Sourcing, Crowdsourcing, eCommerce, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Mobility, mCommerce, Social Media, Lean Manufacturing, Vehicle Electrification, Distributed Generation, Energy Storage, 3D Printing, Drones, and Internet of Things into a more profitable, faster growing, plentiful, and more customer driven utility reality.
The Smarter Utility delivers successes by committing to pervasive performance management, which helps streamline management processes by creating a smart, agile and aligned utility. The Smarter Utility enables the close monitoring of performance, flexible integrated planning, and re-establishes or enhances trust with stakeholders. At the same time, The Smarter Utility drives insight in divestments and investments, and offers techniques that help in rethinking strategies and managing innovation as a competitive advantage.
Our Services
- Advisory Services (Corporate strategy, IT Strategy, OT Strategy, business model, business cases, Funding Strategy, and M&A Strategy)
- Design, architecture, roadmaps and Planning
- Technology Integration and Product Innovation
- Software Development
- Renewable Energy Integration
- Demand Response and Energy Efficiency Programs
- Testing and Deployment (Market development, Channel Development, Go-to-Market Plans, IT/OT Management, Product Innovation, Project Management)
- Training and Support
Smart Utilities Maturity Index
CMG Introduced its Smart Utility Maturity Index for Electric, Water and Gas Utilities to help customers map out their digital transformation journey. This maturity index ranking helps utilities understand their current level of of evolution and sophistication on a scale of 1 to 10. The Maturity index covers all smart technologies (e.g. smart grid, smart pipes, sensors, AMI, smart metes, etc), their deployment and transformation impact on the businesses.
CMG has great Utility expertise in the following technologies and market segments:
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- Smart Cities
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- Smart Energy
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- Smart Grid and Microgrids
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- Smart Water and Smart Pipes
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- Smart Gas and Smart Pipes
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- Smart Metering and Smart Devices
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- Smart Buildings and Smart Homes
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- Energy Storage
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- Distributed Generation (Gas CHP, Solar, Wind and Fuel Cells)
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- Smart Transportation
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- Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure
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- Energy Management Systems
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- Network Management Systems
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- Enterprise Software and Embedded Software
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- Telecom Networks
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- Internet of Things.
The CMG Team has deep historical expertise or recently worked with some of the following utilities
The results of our involvement are proven to Increase Value, Reduce Risk, Accelerate Adoption and Delight Customers.
BEST CMG UTILITY SOLUTIONS
Business Optimization and Transformation (BOT) Framework
The BOT optimizes utility business processes to enhance customer satisfaction, productivity, and profitability through a proven methodology.
Change Management Planning (CMP) Framework
The CMP empowers stakeholders to create learning organizations and generate value in a rapidly evolving technological world.
Smart Grid Roadmap (SGR) Framework
The SGR provides utilities with a comprehensive methodology for lifecycle management, including assessment, design, and optimization.
Regulatory Design (RD) Framework
The RD enables regulatory transformation and modernization of energy distribution and data systems, benefiting businesses and consumers.
Smart Grid Governance (SGG) Framework
The SGG supports utilities in achieving successful smart grid transformations through technology governance, alignment, and universal buy-in.
Smart Buildings (SB) Framework
The SB offers building owners and technology buyers a roadmap for smart buildings, including best practices, technologies, and vendor offerings.
Smart Factory (SF) Framework
The SF leverages manufacturing and Industry 4.0 expertise to digitize factories across industries, defining use cases, benefits, and technologies.
Big Data (BD) Framework
The BD provides detailed use cases and best practices for Big Data applications in various domains like Smart Grid, Smart Buildings, and Smart Cities.
Blockchain Energy (BE) Framework
The BE provides solutions, technologies, and best practices for blockchain-based applications like transactive and peer-to-peer energy.
Telecom and Internet of Things (TIoT) Framework
The TIoT Framework offers commercial and industrial users a roadmap, encompassing best practices, use cases, and technologies for various sectors.
Cloud Computing (CC) Framework
CMG Cloud roadmap focuses on transforming software to IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, with best practices for virtualization and cloud deployment.
Distributed Energy and Microgrid Planning (DEMP)
Framework
The DEMP covers steps to build grid-independent or black star solutions, including assessment, design, and optimization.
Virtual Power Plant Planning (V3P) Framework
The V3P covers steps to integrate distributed resources into a utility grid, including assessment, design, and optimization.
Smart Cyber Security & Compliance (SCSC) Framework
The SCSC provides methodology and best practices to mitigate cyber security risks and achieve regulatory compliance.
Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) Framework
The EPMO offers best practices for handling portfolios of projects, from large-multiyear to transformational projects.
Distribution Management System Lifecycle Management
(DMSLM) Framework
The DMSLM covers all stages of lifecycle management for distribution systems, including assessment, design, and change management.
Smart City Roadmap (SCR) Framework
The SCR Framework enables the creation and maintenance of smart city services for enhanced citizen experiences.
Smart City Governance (SCG) Framework
The SCG Framework ensures successful smart city transformation through technology governance and alignment across city departments.
Go-To-Market Planning (GTMP) Framework
The GTMP Framework enables effective collaboration across teams for fast and successful execution of go-to-market strategies.
Smart Financial (SF) Framework
The SF offers expertise and support to companies of all sizes, enabling them to become more efficient and profitable.
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What is a Smart Utility?
Smart utility, also known as smart grid or intelligent utility, is the integration of an electric grid, a communications network, software, and hardware to monitor, control, and manage the creation, distribution, and consumption of energy, water and gas.
The smart grid of the future will be distributed, it will be interactive, it will be self-healing, and it will communicate with every device.”
“An Advanced Smart Grid enables the seamless integration of utility infrastructure with buildings, homes, electric vehicles, distributed generation, energy storage, and smart devices to increase grid reliability, energy efficiency, renewable energy use, and customer satisfaction, while reducing capital and operating costs.”
Andres Carvallo – March 5, 2004
We have done multiple smart grid projects that take advantage of the latest on this topic. And we continue to work on and advance multiple aspects of these solutions today and look forward to sharing more soon. -
How does The Smarter Utility maintain a long-term leadership position, as well as manage today’s operations?
By understanding its core businesses, taking action to protect and nurture them, retaining the best talent during tough times and constantly managing innovation. These are not only strategies for survival, but also almost always the very foundation of consistent, sustainable, and continued growth. Utilities will need to look outside themselves and their traditional partners to find new business models, skill sets and capabilities in order to develop The Smarter Utility.
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What are the key components of a Smart Utility?
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- Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) that enable two-way communication between the utility company and consumers.
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- Distribution Automation to monitor and control the distribution of electricity, water and gas.
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- Renewable Energy Integration such as solar and wind, into the grid.
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- Demand Response, These programs incentivize consumers to adjust their energy usage during peak demand periods
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- Energy Storage to store excess energy during periods of low demand and release it during peak demand.
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- Data Analytics and Management enables utilities to optimize grid operations, predict and prevent equipment failures, and make informed decisions
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