RED Talks | How could the principles of a checking account apply to your electric bill?

The concept of adding money to a bank account and spending it later is certainly familiar to most, but the average consumer may not know this approach is now being implemented within the utility industry. Because of the benefits to both the consumer and the utility, the concept of pre-paid metering has found resounding success in the marketplace. In this RED Talk, presented by Senior Consultant Roop Kalimuthu, learn about pre-paid metering and why utilities around the world are adopting this approach.

About Roop Kalimuthu, Senior Consultant

As a Senior Consultant for Red Clay Consulting, Roop Kalimuthu is responsible for the design, technical configuration and integration of Oracle Utilities applications. Roop has a programming background in Java and C#, and is experienced in application design and development. He is an Oracle Certified Specialist in Oracle Utilities MDM and Oracle Utilities SGG.

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RED Talks | How Can Demand Response Help Us Avoid Power Outages

When events such as extremely high system demand or low system capacity occur, demand response can help protect all of us from power outages. The latest RED Talk from Red Clay Consulting addresses the basic concepts of demand response and how participation affects everyone in the marketplace, including consumers.

Fernando Pino

As a Senior Consultant at Red Clay, Fernando Pino is a subject matter and technical expert on overall architecture and design for implementation projects. Fernando has implemented a range of Oracle Utilities and LODESTAR products for various clients, both as a product expert and as a systems integration team member. He has extensive experience in all aspects of systems analysis, design, development, and testing. He has played a key role in implementing billing, pricing, settlement, and meter data management systems all over the world. Due to this extensive history, Fernando is considered the foremost expert on Oracle Utilities Billing Component. Fernando’s commitment and dedication to each client has consistently resulted in deliveries that exceed client expectations.

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RED Talks | How can time of use rates benefit customers and utilities?

The time of use (TOU) pricing model is based on the concept of charging customers for a commodity based on the precise hour, day, and month that it is used. This RED Talk addresses why the time of use pricing model is valuable to both utilities and customers, as well as how this time-variant pricing is anticipated to affect the future of the industry.

About Tyler Hammett, Consultant

As a consultant, Tyler Hammett is responsible for defining, documenting, and reviewing project requirements and use cases, leading requirements-gathering workshops and training, creating and comprehending requirements and providing technical and functional solutions through written and verbal communication. Additionally, he is responsible for managing the project design mapping of client requirements to the technical solution, writing QA documents, configuring software, thoroughly testing code, and documenting test results. Tyler also has extensive experience in all phases of the software development lifecycle. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Davidson College.

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RED Talks | What happens when you don’t pay your electric bill?

Meter-to-cash is a straightforward process. As a utility, you have a meter and a customer information system, which are used to determine usage and send the customer a bill. As consumers, we all pay our utility bills for the services we receive; however, bill nonpayment can be a serious issue for utilities. In this RED Talk, presented by Managing Consultant Antony Rithin, gain an insider’s view into what happens from a utility’s perspective when a consumer does not pay their bill.

About Antony Rithin, Managing Consultant

As a Managing Consultant for Red Clay Consulting, Antony Rithin is responsible for overseeing the design, technical configuration and integration of Oracle Utilities applications. Antony has a programming background in Java and .NET, and is experienced in application design and development. He obtained a Master’s Degree in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in Computer Networking. He is an Oracle Certified Specialist in Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and Oracle Utilities Smart Grid Gateway.

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