Utilities

THE SMART GRID CHOICE

NEW ORACLE SMART GRID STUDY

Around the world, utilities are under pressure. Citizens demand energy and water that don't undermine environmental quality. Regulators seek action on smart grid and smart metering initiatives that add intelligence to infrastructure. Customers seek choice and convenience—but without additional costs.

Oracle can help. We offer utility experts, mission-critical software applications, a rock-solid operational software suite, and world-leading middleware and technology that can help address these challenges. We understand the complexity around smart grid initiatives, implementations, and the unknown. Oracle provides flexible, innovative technology and applications that increase efficiency, improve stakeholder satisfaction, future-proof your organization, and turn information into power.

Whether your utility is looking for a stand-alone application to solve a business problem, or a portfolio of solutions to address your entire initiative, Oracle is ready to partner with you today on your smart grid journey.

Video: Oracle Is the Smart Grid Choice

Oracle recently surveyed 150 North American senior utility executives to understand their vision for the next 10 years, how the smart grid will evolve in communities and homes, and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead.

Key findings include:

One in five respondents noted they are moving forward with system-wide smart grid deployment. Moreover, 49 percent of large utilities and 18 percent of small to midsize utilities are taking steps forward with trial programs.
Nearly all respondents noted that consumers will benefit from smart grid. Specifically, 86 percent of large utilities and 82 percent of small to midsize utilities said that smart grid will provide consumers with energy usage information that will enable smarter choices.
Executives (43 percent) identified consumer reactions to rate increases as their top worry.
Utility executives recommended "sharing best practices with peers" and "developing an information architecture strategy" as the top drivers for smart grid success.

Download Oracle's Report: Smart Grid Challenges and Choices: Utility Executives' Vision for the New Decade

SUN PRODUCTS ARE NOW PART OF ORACLE'S SOLUTIONS FOR UTILITIES

Oracle has broadened its utilities offerings with the acquisition of Sun, a leading provider of standards-based computing systems, service, and storage. Oracle's Sun products for the energy and utilities industries are extensive and innovative. The acquisition combines best-in-class enterprise software and mission-critical computing systems, enabling Oracle to engineer and deliver an integrated system—applications to disk—where all the pieces fit and work together so that customers do not have to do the integration themselves. Utility customers can benefit as their system integration costs go down, while system performance, reliability, and security go up.

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KEY PRODUCTS FOR UTILITIES

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ORACLE INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS FOR UTILITIES

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ONLY ORACLE OFFERS SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS

Business Drivers	Oracle Enables You to
Respond to Environmental Imperatives	Reduce the causes and mitigate the effects of global warming and greenhouse gases Improve grid efficiency Implement demand response programs
Adapt to Changing Business Conditions	Lower costs and increase options to replace an aging workforce with new staff, business processes, or applications Improve accuracy and lower costs to monitor, upgrade, and replace aging infrastructure Increase the flexibility to respond quickly and cost-effectively to events such as deregulation or mergers and acquisitions
Meet and Exceed Customer Expectations	Enable customer self-service Help customers to manage energy consumption Empower customers to manage and benefit from energy-market choice
Address Operational Issues	Integrate departmental silos Control costs while responding to increased business and IT complexity Ensure regulatory compliance and security