In his second blog posts, Southern Company’s Chris McClain comments on the paper data problem which is so prevalent and challenging in the utility industry.
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5 Keys to Advance Power Restoration: MWM Digital Transformation
In his first in a series of blog posts, Southern Company’s Chris McClain sets the stage for what he intends to share in future posts: his mobile workforce management journey as it relates to power restoration, including lessons learned and goals for continued improvement
Data Enables Forecasting and Eliminates Grievances
Lee County Electric Cooperative (LCEC) virtually eliminates grievances by automating crew callout and reporting
Big-Picture View of Utility Operations
ARCOS’s Jason Rhoades, author of our recent blog series entitled Building the Digital Utility of the Future, recently spoke to PowerGrid International about the importance of timely collaboration as a foundation for safety. Even in the utility industry, with a safety culture, there is always more that can be done to improve the level of collaboration.
Building the Digital Utility of the Future: Gray Sky Work is Where Rubber Meets Road
In Jason’s fifth and final blog in a series exploring the digital utility of the future, he showcases how mobile workforce management technology drove massive operational and cost efficiencies for the recent Hurricane Ian.
Building the Digital Utility of the Future: Treating Contractors Like Your Own
In a blog series aiming to show what the digital utility of the future looks like, contractors are even more important to bring into the conversation than FTEs and the truth is they’ve been left behind in terms of innovation, my topic for today. Why?
Building the Digital Utility Solution of the Future: Unleashing Workforce Potential
Electric utilities are overworked and undermanned and they’re being asked to do more with less while improving safety and situational awareness. How?
Building the Digital Utility of the Future: People Power the Grid
When the lights go out, our modern way of life stops working. Outages from storms are truly devastating events and throughout my career there’s nothing better than getting a round of applause from a neighborhood after restoring power. Getting the lights back on, that’s why most of us do what we do.
Taking Aim at the Utility Industry’s Field Mobility Challenge
In 2020, AEP’s seven operating companies spearheaded a multiyear technology effort to make communicating about field work simpler, safer, and smarter.
Central Hudson Estimates $100K Annual Savings and Maintains Near-perfect Response Rate
Seeking to bring best-in-class mobile workforce management technology to match the largest storm event hotspot in the US, Southern Company seamlessly manages damage assessment and repair with ARCOS Mobile Workbench.
Why Public Works Should Digitize
Consider what digital transformation will look like and how it will enable efficient, fast, and reliable delivery of resources.
Cyber Attacks Are Increasing, ARCOS Has Your Back
ARCOS is serious about cybersecurity. We have a robust, accessible cloud-based system that is protected and precise.
How Co-Ops and Municipalities Are Going Paperless
Co-ops and municipalities are trying to be more efficient with digitization and automation, like moving to work order management system.
The Real Eye of the Hurricane (cont.)
ARCOS can help you find everything you need to successfully recoup costs with our emergency management systems, learn more here!
Resources, Restoration, and Remote Work
Resource constraints and more frequent major storms can lead to restoration challenges. Allowing resources to work remotely can combat this.
The Real Eye of the Hurricane
ARCOS can help you get prepared for hurricane season by learning from previous experiences and having a plan for emergency event management.
Speeding Up Restoration by Digitally Linking to Contractors
Lining up contractors can be a big challenge. ARCOS utility resource management software can help improve much of that process.
Incident Management Best Practices
Our emergency management software can help support you and your operation in the event of a disaster or incident, learn more here!