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Between extreme weather, regulatory demands and the global push for sustainable and renewable energy, energy and utilities companies have a tall order in today’s geopolitical landscape.

Industry trends have emerged as a result, including:

  • Grid modernization to optimize storage and minimize disruptions
  • Consumer distributed energy resources like solar panels and batteries
  • Operational optimization in everything from sustainability to customer experience
  • Decarbonized fuel exploration for low-emission solutions

How can energy companies remain competitive in this new power generation? In two words: digital transformation.

From data management to customer engagement, learn how IBM’s enterprise-ready artificial intelligence platforms, consulting services and data-driven solutions use the latest digital technologies to transform and prepare your utilities sector business for the future.

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Products

IBM Maximo® Application Suite

Optimize your asset performance with a suite of applications for operations and health, safety and environment (HSE) tools for the utilities and energy industry.

IBM watsonx®

Build custom AI applications for your utility business, manage all data sources and accelerate responsible AI workflows.

 IBM Planning Analytics

Forecast faster and smarter with AI-powered business planning. (Powered by the IBM TM1®)

Services

Government consulting services
Transform government readiness and resilience in an increasingly unpredictable world.
ESG consulting services
Establish an environmental, social and governance (ESG) data strategy to operationalize sustainability goals and increase transparency.
Cybersecurity Services
Manage risk and propel your business with cybersecurity services that identify and prevent serious threats and vulnerabilities from disrupting operations.
IBM Consulting services
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Case studies
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Melbourne Water

Improving stormwater management by tapping the power of IoT technology with IBM Maximo solutions.

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Anglian Water

Reducing business risk, cutting operating costs and increasing service efficiency with IBM Power® Systems servers and the IBM Db2® database.

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Downer

Standardizing and centralizing ESG-tracking efforts with automated reporting powered by the IBM Envizi® ESG Suite. 

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Siemens Gamesa

Enhancing the efficiency of turbine blade manufacturing with Computer Vision on Microsoft Azure.

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Matrix Renewables

A leading renewable energy company optimizes its operations’ efficiency, enhance data transparency and accelerate growth.

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VPI

Pushing forward on the path to net zero with IBM Maximo software.

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Trends in power and utilities

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Harnessing AI and data analytics can make clean energy more viable

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New energy and carbon emission tools for your business applications with IBM Turbonomic

Read how IBM Turbonomic helps customers understand energy use and carbon emissions of their data centers and help them to become more efficient.

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Preparing electric utilities for the energy transition

See how electric utilities can make the biggest difference in decarbonization and modernization efforts.
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Discover how your utility can thrive in the next phase of the energy transition.
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Embed responsible computing across your IT environment and be a driver of social impact with more energy-efficient IT infrastructure.
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