How Avangrid transformed data management

Mark Waclawiak was tuned into energy issues at an early age. Both his parents worked in the industry: his mom designed electrical systems for buildings and his dad worked at the utility. So the importance of electricity was always apparent to him.

When he started working for a utility in 2015, he quickly identified an opportunity to use data to improve reliability, which led to running the operational performance team. The team moved data out of Access and Excel into SQL databases, which now serve as the foundation for AI applications.

This week, Mark talks with Brad about how Avangrid replaced legacy data management systems with SQL databases to support AI projects. He also talks about how technology is making time-of-use rate design more transparent.