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Oracle Utilities Analytics for Meter

Data Management

With exponential growth in volumes and sources of data, utilities have an

ever-expanding opportunity to derive value from that data to support data-
driven decisions across the business. Oracle Utilities Analytics (OUA) for
Meter Data Management empowers utilities to take full advantage of the data
around them and turn it into a valuable business resource. With OUA, utilities
leverage pre-built dashboards to improve metering performance and analyze
consumption trends.

KEY FEATURES
Displays customer and revenue
details as charts, trend lines, maps,
and other graphics
Uses Oracle Business Intelligence
Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), the
industry- leading platform that offers
pre-built and ad hoc analytics,
advanced reporting and publishing,
and the ability to invoke business
processes
Drill-downs by period (year, quarter,
and month) into current and past
performance
Decision support for customer service
and billing managers
Supports very large data volumes
Easy configuration, extension, and
upgrade
Integrated spatial views
A Powerful Analytics Solution
Oracle Utilities Analytics (OUA) is a family of solutions that deliver utility-focused
analytics on a world-class technology platform to provide real-time, actionable insight.
Oracle Utilities Analytics for Meter Data Management helps utilities extract and use the
information buried in meter data. Its pre-built dashboards and KPIs drive business
intelligence into all parts of the utility by helping staff and executives:
Analyze consumption trends.
Monitor meter asset performance and make better buying decisions.
Compare the performance of metering service providers and correct problems.
Identify and target customer segments for personalized communication
Decrease losses from unbilled energy.
Make more effective maintenance decisions that help avoid catastrophic grid failures.
Dashboards
The eight pre-built dashboards in Oracle Utilities Analytics for Meter Data Management
provide 69 answers needed to improve metering business processes.

KEY BENEFITS Overview Performance Usage Summary Usage Details

Improves customer support by Executive Quality Usage Views Usage Trend
revealing trends in customer issues Dashboard Quality Analysis Usage Analysis Degree Days
Speeds call handling, as managers Timeliness Top N Analysis Usage by Day
On-Time Analysis Unreported Usage Usage by Hour
can better anticipate periods of high
Estimation Details Usage Comparison
volume and optimize call center
staffing Devices/Installations VEE Exceptions Device Activities Device Events
Provides quick assessments of
Device Status Exception Trend Activity Trend Event Trend
customer and revenue trends
Installation Trend Exception Analysis Activity Analysis Event Analysis
Improves the quality of customer and Devices Without Exception Analysis Activity Analysis Event Analysis
billing decisions Measurements Detail Detail Detail
Devices Without Activity Duration Event and
Reduces cost and risk of Measurements Exception
implementations and upgrades Details Correlation
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RELAT ED PRODUCTS Oracle Utilities Analytics Foundation

Use of Oracle Utilities Meter Data
The pre-built analytics rest on a comprehensive enterprise platform, Oracle Business
Analytics requires:
Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE). With this robust toolset, organizations can
Oracle Utilities Meter Data readily produce additional performance management tools like scorecards, standard
Management 2.0 or higher
reports, and ad hoc analyses. Analytics can also be delivered on mobile devices.
Oracle Business Intelligence
Enterprise Edition 11g
Oracle Utilities Meter Data
Management Extractors and Schema

Figure 1: The Oracle Business Intelligence platform provides a complete toolset for driving
business intelligence across meter and device management processes.

Business Processes
Used together, Oracle Utilities Meter Data Managements eight analytics dashboards
and 69 graphic displays enable utilities to analyze and improve an almost limitless array
of business processes and metrics. Below are a few examples:

Tamper Event Monitoring

Protect revenue by identifying tamper events that need investigation and correction.

Figure 2: In this example, Oracle Utilities Analytics for Meter Data Management helps
utilities identify non-functioning meters, determine whether the meters have common
factors (location, manufacturer, etc.), and then target repairs.

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Track Low-Usage Customers

Figure 3: In this example, the Consumption dashboard helps protect revenue by

identifying service points with low consumption, then drilling back into Oracle Utilities
Meter Data Management to compare current and historical consumption.
Results
Oracle Utilities Analytics for Meter Data Management provides fast, easy ways to
answer questions about consumption, load, and the performance of assets and service
providers. It turns data into information that helps you extend asset life, choose the right
service providers, and ensure the accuracy of customer bills.

CONTACT US
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+1.800.ORACLE1 to speak to an Oracle representative.

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