Accenture and OGE Energy Corp Announce Success of Smart Grid Program with Automated Equipment to Reduce Network Distribution Demand
OKLAHOMA CITY; Feb. 26, 2018 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and OGE Energy Corp., the parent company of Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E), Oklahoma’s largest electricity provider, announced today that a seven-year smart-grid program contributed to demand reduction targets by automating control devices using digital technology. The Integrated Volt Var (IVVC) program is part of OG&E’s strategy to drive efficiencies and customer savings that have helped defer investments in power plant capacity.
February 26, 2018
New Report Reveals Significant Opportunities for Government to Boost Civic Engagement
NEW YORK; Nov. 7, 2017 – Three-fourths (74 percent) of survey respondents said they rarely or never request services from a government agency, according to research by the Governing Institute, sponsored by Accenture and Salesforce.
November 07, 2017
Many Utilities Believe Cyberattacks Could Bring Down the Electric Distribution Grid in the Next Five Years, Accenture Research Finds
NEW YORK Oct. 4, 2017 – Almost two-thirds (63 percent) of utility executives believe their country faces at least a moderate risk of electricity supply interruption from a cyberattack on electric distribution grids in the next five years. This figure, included in Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) new report, Outsmarting Grid Security Threats, part of the Digitally Enabled Grid research program, rises to 76 percent for North American utilities executives.
October 04, 2017
Accenture Positioned as a Leader in Inaugural IDC MarketScape Report on North America Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems Strategic Consultants and Systems Integrators
NEW YORK; Aug. 2, 2017 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been positioned as a leader in the inaugural IDC MarketScape: North America DERMS Strategic Consultants and SIs 2017 Vendor Assessment report.1
August 02, 2017
Vattenfall Collaborates with Accenture to Deliver Human Resources Transformation Project
STOCKHOLM; June 8, 2017 – Vattenfall, one of Europe’s largest electricity and heat retailers and producers, has awarded Accenture (NYSE:ACN) a five-year agreement to digitally transform its human resources (HR) function, including deployment of a new platform and delivery of end-to-end HR services.
June 08, 2017
Energy Providers Falling Short of Expectations for Digital Customer Experiences, Accenture Research Finds
NEW YORK and LONDON; May 31, 2017 – Squeezed by falling profits, technology disruption and outside competitors targeting their customers, energy providers face the additional challenge of falling short of consumers’ expectations for digital channels and personalized experiences, according to the latest edition of the annual New Energy Consumer research by Accenture (NYSE: ACN).
May 31, 2017
Accenture Achieves Lead Position in Winner’s Circle in HfS Blueprint Guide to Industry 4.0 Services
NEW YORK; May 11, 2017 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been positioned in the “Winner’s Circle” as the leader in “innovation and execution” and in “investing in innovation” in the inaugural “HfS Blueprint Guide to Industry 4.0 Services.”
May 11, 2017
Distributed Generation an Ongoing Threat to Utility Revenues and Hosting Capacity, Accenture Research Shows
NEW YORK, May 4, 2017 – Utilities face the greatest risk of lost revenues from distributed generation (DG), including residential solar photovoltaics and fuel cells, according to Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) Digitally Enabled Grid research, now in its fourth year.
May 04, 2017
Accenture Achieves Lead Position in Winner’s Circle of HfS Research’s 2017 Utility Operations Blueprint
LONDON; May 3, 2017 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been positioned in the “As-a-Service Winner’s Circle” as the leader in both execution and innovation of the inaugural HfS Research 2017 Utility Operations Blueprint. Accenture’s position among the 14 assessed service providers providing utility operations services was based on excellence across a number of facets in the key categories of innovation and execution.
May 03, 2017
Schneider Electric and Accenture Build a Digital Services Factory to Speed Development of Industrial IoT Solutions and Services
HANOVER and PARIS; Apr. 26, 2017 – Schneider Electric and Accenture have completed the development of the Schneider Electric Digital Services Factory, a ‘virtual’ factory that enables Schneider Electric – the leading global specialist in energy management and automation — to rapidly build and scale new offerings in areas such as predictive maintenance, asset monitoring and energy optimization.
April 26, 2017