2021 is the 10th anniversary of one of my favorite movies: Moneyball. If you haven’t seen it, rent it tonight. It’s a fast-paced, rollercoaster of a film starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill. Best of all, it provides an important lesson about breaking out of old paradigms of thinking. Moneyball tells the story of how […]
Four Lessons Water Can Learn from Power
I’ve been fortunate to have spent significant time in my career working in “utility” industries such as cable tv/broadband, electric and water. Most gratifying is how foundational each of these services are to our society as the baseline to our quality of life. Many of us are old enough to remember what life was like […]
The Emerging and Expanding State of Digital Transformation of U.S. Water Utilities
On this World Water Day, anyone interested in the future of U.S. water utilities should run (not walk) – to get a copy of the report The Digital Capabilities of US Water Utilities SmartMarket Brief by Dodge Data & Analytics and Bentley. It takes a detailed look at the readiness of municipal water systems to fully engage […]
Why Leading Utilities are Investing in Remote Monitoring Water Systems to Reduce Water Loss
Even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, managing water loss has continued to be a high priority for many utilities as they work to comply with state regulatory pressures to lower and account for non-revenue water and meet sustainability goals. The Village of Skokie, Illinois, who recently announced a strategic investment in an innovative, cost-efficient responsive analytics […]
Water Utilities Remain Targets of Cyber Attacks
U.S. water, electric and gas utilities have faced an ongoing problem with hackers for years. These cyberattacks typically involve ransomware, which compromises data and computing systems until a company or utility pays a fee. Aquify’s parent company, Exelon Corporation, is a Fortune 100 energy company with the largest number of electricity and natural gas customers […]