Red Clay Consulting Completes Successful Implementation of Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management at Orlando Utilities Commission in Less Than Six Months

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Red Clay Consulting Completes Successful Implementation of Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management at Orlando Utilities Commission in Less Than Six Months

Atlanta-based Red Clay Consulting and Oracle announced today that they have completed implementation of Red Clay’s SmartGridONE (SG1) offering powered by Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management at Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC—The Reliable One).   Built upon Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0, Red Clay Consulting’s SG1 is a flexible, affordable and complete meter-to-cash MDM solution that helps utilities lower their total cost of ownership, reduce implementation risk and accelerate their MDM deployment.  Red Clay Consulting’s SG1 supports meter data management needs while providing a foundation for the future. SG1 comes standard with pre-configured and pre-tuned software, hardware and database.

“Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management was the most complete and cost effective solution for our business needs, and with Red Clay’s unique appliance approach and proven track record of Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management implementations, it was an ideal pairing,” says Chip Merriam, OUC Vice President, Legislative & Regulatory Compliance.

With Red Clay’s SG1 powered by Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management, OUC went live in less than six months. The meter data management system will enable daily meter reads that increase billing accuracy to help improve customer billing and revenue protection.  With the completion of the Phase 1 of Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management, OUC has a solid foundation that is expected to lead to improved business processes.

“OUC can quickly and accurately get 95 to 97 percent of their reads on the first day of the bill window, while at the same time eliminating the manual collection of no-reads,” says Beth Kearns, Managing Partner at Red Clay Consulting.

“Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management provides Orlando Utilities Commission with the flexibility needed to configure and streamline their IT systems, while consolidating vast amounts of data into one system,” said Rodger Smith, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities.  “This successful implementation further exemplifies Oracle Utilities’ commitment to helping utilities achieve their smart grid initiatives, now and in the future.”

Red Clay’s focus within Oracle Utilities solutions is on Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management (MDM), Oracle Utilities Smart Grid Gateway (SGG), Oracle Utilities Mobile Workforce Management (MWM), Oracle Utilities Operational Device Management (ODM), Oracle Utilities Billing Component, and Oracle Utilities Load Profiling and Settlement.

About Red Clay Consulting

Founded in 2001, Atlanta-based Red Clay Consulting is a leading systems integration and consulting firm in the Energy and Utilities Industry.  Red Clay is a Gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) and implements enterprise solutions based on the Oracle Utilities framework.  Red Clay is ambitiously led with integrity by industry experts who are proud to manage a team of dedicated, driven and enthusiastic employees.   Visit www.redclay.com to learn more about our mission of doing what’s right and fair for our clients, our employees and our company.

About OUC–The Reliable One

Established in 1923 by a special act of the Florida Legislature, OUC—The Reliable One is the second largest municipal utility in Florida. OUC provides electric and water services to nearly 228,000 customers in Orlando, St. Cloud and parts of unincorporated Orange and Osceola counties. Visit www.ouc.com to learn more about our commitment to reliability, affordability and sustainability.

About Oracle Utilities

Oracle Utilities delivers proven software applications that help utilities of all types and sizes achieve competitive advantage, business performance excellence and a lower total cost of technology ownership. Oracle Utilities integrates industry-specific customer care and billing, network management, work and asset management, mobile workforce management and meter data management applications with the capabilities of Oracle’s industry-leading enterprise applications, business intelligence tools, middleware and database technologies.  The software enables customers to adapt more nimbly to market deregulation, meet ever-evolving customer demands and deliver on environmental conservation commitments. Additionally, Oracle Utilities helps utilities prepare for smart metering and smart grid initiatives that enhance efficiency and provide critical intelligence metrics that can help drive more-informed energy and water usage decisions for consumers and businesses.  For more information, visit www.oracle.com/goto/utilities.

About Oracle

Oracle engineers hardware and software to work together in the cloud and in your data centre. For more information about Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL), visitwww.oracle.com

About Oracle in Industries

Oracle industry solutions leverage the company’s best-in-class portfolio of products to address complex business processes relevant to utilities, helping speed time to market, reduce costs, and gain a competitive edge.

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Press Contacts:
Susanne Wagner
Director of Communications
678-445-3770
wagner@redclay.com

Candice van der Laan
Oracle
650.506.0814
candice.van.der.laan@oracle.com

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Red Clay’s Oracle OpenWorld Partner and Client Dinner

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Red Clay’s Oracle OpenWorld Partner and Client Dinner

Last month Red Clay once more attended Oracle OpenWorld to learn firsthand about Oracle’s latest innovations. As  always a highlight of the conference was hosting a dinner for our clients, friends at Oracle, and partners.  Many thanks to all who joined us this year!  It was a privilege to spend a wonderful evening enjoying your company and the breathtaking views of San Francisco’s scenic waterfront.  We hope to see you again next year!

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Meter Data Management in the Enterprise

Meter Data Management in the Enterprise from cgjohns

Based on implementation experience with three different clients implementing the latest versions of Oracle Utilities MDM & SGG, Red Clay has pulled together some lessons learned, best practices and advice for enterprises preparing for implementation. The discussion will focus on positive impacts to the business practices and processes of the enterprise from both a client and SI perspective.

  • The need to understand Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and Smart Grid Gateway’s role in the enterprise, including discussion the system’s responsibilities and the need for a formalized business process before technical deployments.
  • Best practices for environment set-up and migration to ensure a smooth development process.
  • Understanding the role of MDM and SGG in the enterprise.
    • Including SOR and System Responsibilities
    • Business before Technical
  • Environment Architecture and Migration
    • What to expect
  • AMI Vendor Support (for Integration)
    • Required support from other system vendors
  • How to begin designing your systems integration
    • When in doubt, build to a standard
    • Understand Audit Goals
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Red Clay Consulting and Process Solutions Assurance (PSA) Announces Strategic Partnership for Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management (WAM) Projects

April 13, 2016 – As announced at the recent 2016 OUUG Oracle Users Group Conference, Red Clay Consulting and Process Solutions Assurance (PSA) have created a strategic partnership to jointly implement new Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management (WAM) and upgrade projects for electric, gas and water/wastewater utilities worldwide.

Both Red Clay and Process Solutions Assurance have brought tremendous technical and functional experience to the Oracle Utilities market place over the last 15 years. Both organizations have developed methods, best-practices, accelerators and software offerings that help minimize risk and heighten return for their customers. Combining these offerings to address the unique needs of both existing and new Oracle Utilities Work & Asset Management (WAM) customers provides a best-case scenario for those seeking services and extensions for their implementation.

Red Clay and PSA have developed a specific offering to help existing Oracle WAM customers assess, measure and plan for upgrading their systems to the latest platform. This short engagement will utilize senior resources experienced in both platforms combined with automated tools to quickly assess current and future state scenarios. Deliverables will provide support for the internal business case and planning efforts of any Utility considering the move. Additionally, PSA and Red Clay will present a seamless implementation offering for Utilities that need to implement the new Oracle Utilities WAM solution. A full-service consulting solution will include project management, functional and technical resources, testing, training and support based on the utility needs.

“We are excited to announce this partnership with Red Clay,” says John Clow, PSA CEO. “Our companies are founded on our ethics and passion for our clients’ sustainable success and with this partnership we are delivering exactly that. Our proven domain expertise in work/asset management and reliability/ISO 55000 accreditations, combined with automated tools we bring, make this the most complete and advanced offering in the market.”

“This partnership is what the utilities need right now,” says Paul Marnell, Red Clay’s managing partner. “We can provide clients the best possible functional and technical knowledge, while providing the accountability needed for a successful implementation. We don’t believe in delivering anything less than one hundred percent client satisfaction and project success.”

About Red Clay Consulting:
Founded in 2001, Atlanta-based Red Clay Consulting is a leading systems integration and consulting firm in the energy and utilities industry. Red Clay is a Gold Level member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) and implements enterprise solutions based on the Oracle Utilities framework. Red Clay is ambitiously led with integrity by industry experts who are proud to manage a team of dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic employees. Visit http://www.redclay.com to learn more about our mission of doing what’s right and fair for our clients, employees, and company.

About PSA:
Founded in 2010, Process Solutions Assurance (PSA) provides focused consulting services & technology solutions to meet the end-to-end needs of the water/gas/electric utility enterprise. Recently named a Top 25 Powerful Oracle Company by CIO Story Magazine, and a Gold Level member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), PSA is a leading provider of project strategy & planning, solution selection, integration and implementation of Oracle Utilities applications such as Work & Asset Management (WAM). PSA’s team is proud to be Certified Reliability Leaders (CRL) and ISO 55000 accredited under the Association of Maintenance Professionals. Visit http://www.ConsultPSA.com to learn more about how PSA is changing the way utilities value their assets.

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Red Clay Consulting Achieves Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialization for Oracle Utilities Smart Grid Gateway

Dec. 30, 2015 – Atlanta-based Red Clay Consulting, a Gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), announced today that it recently achieved OPN Specialized status for Oracle Utilities Smart Grid Gateway (SGG).

To achieve OPN Specialized status, partners must meet a stringent set of product-specific competency and business requirements that are based on the needs and priorities of the customer and partner community. By achieving a specialized distinction, Red Clay Consulting has been recognized by Oracle for its expertise in delivering services specifically around Oracle Utilities Smart Grid Gateway through competency development, business results and proven success.

“We are very proud of this Specialization achievement,” says Paul Marnell, Red Clay Managing Partner. “It reflects our continued commitment to Oracle Utilities technologies and the skills of our people.”
For more information, please visit http://www.redclay.com.

About Red Clay Consulting

Founded in 2001, Atlanta-based Red Clay Consulting is a leading systems integration and consulting firm in the energy and utilities industry. Red Clay is a Gold Level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) and implements enterprise solutions based on the Oracle Utilities framework. Red Clay is ambitiously led with integrity by industry experts who are proud to manage a team of dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic employees. Visit www.redclay.com to learn more about our mission of doing what’s right and fair for our clients, our employees, and our company.

About Oracle PartnerNetwork

Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized is the latest version of Oracle’s partner program that provides partners with tools to better develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN Specialized offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of Oracle products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle’s growing product portfolio, partner base and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to differentiate through Specializations. Specializations are achieved through competency development, business results, expertise and proven success.

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Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.

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Red Clay Consulting successfully implements Oracle Utilities Load Profiling and Settlement at IESO

Dec. 2, 2015 –  Atlanta-based Red Clay Consulting announced today that the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has successfully implemented Oracle Utilities Load Profiling and Settlement to produce settlement ready data for Ontario’s wholesale electricity market.

The solution uses Oracle Utilities Load Profiling and Settlement to validate, estimate and edit (VEE) 5-minute interval meter data collected from the IESO’s wholesale meters and calculates settlement aggregation data for over 2,300 delivery points within Ontario. Red Clay Consulting configured a user interface which provides IESO users with the capability to VEE metered data, and to configure and model delivery points and calculations prior to their promotion to production. The solution also includes web services which provide the stakeholder market participants access to their metered and totalized data.

“Oracle Utilities Load Profiling and Settlement provides the IESO with a commercial off-the-shelf solution that can be configured to meet our specific needs,” said Richard Zaworski, Manager, Meter Data Management at IESO. “Red Clay’s expertise with this Oracle Utilities’ solution and experience implementing similar projects, gave the IESO the confidence that the team can deliver a quality solution to meet our needs. We are extremely satisfied with the end result, which has provided us a platform for growth.”

According to Karan Singh, Managing Director at Red Clay Consulting, “IESO recognized that Oracle Utilities Load Profiling and Settlement was an extremely flexible and versatile product that would accommodate the IESO’s current requirements while providing them with a platform that they can build upon to incorporate future business needs. Red Clay clearly demonstrated that our experience and knowledge of the Settlement process in Ontario and ability to configure Oracle Utilities Load Profiling and Settlement based on IESO’s specific requirements was critical in the success of this project. IESO had some extremely complex requirements around aggregation of usage data and the User Interface experience for both internal and external market participant users. IESO and Red Clay’s resources worked well together in delivering an ideal solution for the Ontario market.”

The Oracle Utilities’ solution was selected in May 2013.

For more information, please visit http://www.redclay.com.

About Red Clay Consulting

Founded in 2001, Atlanta-based Red Clay Consulting is a leading systems integration and consulting firm in the Energy and Utilities Industry. Red Clay is a Gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) and implements enterprise solutions based on the Oracle Utilities framework. Red Clay is ambitiously led with integrity by industry experts who are proud to manage a team of dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic employees. Visit www.redclay.com to learn more about our mission of doing what’s right and fair for our clients, our employees, and our company.

About the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)

Effective January 1, 2015, the Ontario Power Authority and the Independent Electricity System Operator amalgamated into a new organization. The amalgamation was effected by amendments to the Electricity Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c.15, Sched. A enacted under Schedule 7 to the Building Opportunity and Securing Our Future Act (Budget Measures), 2014. Both predecessor entities were continued as one not-for-profit corporation without share capital operating under the name “Independent Electricity System Operator” (“IESO”). The IESO reports to the Ontario Legislative Assembly through the Minister of Energy and is licensed and regulated by the Ontario Energy Board. The IESO is responsible for ensuring an adequate, long-term supply of electricity for Ontario, as well as operating the electricity market and directing the operation of the bulk electrical system in Ontario.

Trademarks

Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.

IESO

Richard Zaworski
Manager, Meter Data Management
905-855-6458
richard.zaworski@ieso.ca

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