Our Data Analytics Consulting Services for Utilities

We provide a service-led data analytics consulting solution for utility companies who want to take control of their data.

This results in:

Improved business performance and understanding

Confident decision-making from reliable data

Turning your company’s data into insights and actions

Data Analytics for the Utility industry

To make informed decisions from field operations
To forecast and keep track of trends
To improve customer delivery and operational efficiency

Benefits of Data Analytics for the Utility Industry

Operational Efficiency

Data analytics allows utility companies to optimize their operations by identifying inefficiencies, streamlining processes, and allocating resources more effectively. This can lead to cost savings and improved overall performance.

Predictive Maintenance

By analysing data from sensors and monitoring equipment, utility companies can predict when equipment is likely to fail and proactively schedule maintenance. This helps prevent costly downtime and extends the lifespan of critical assets.

Demand Forecasting

Data analytics enables utility companies to forecast future energy demand more accurately. This information can be used to optimize energy generation and distribution, ensuring that supply meets demand and minimizing the risk of shortages or overages.

Energy Conservation

By analysing consumption patterns and identifying energy-saving opportunities, utility companies can develop targeted conservation programs and incentivize customers to reduce their energy usage. This supports sustainability goals and reduces overall energy costs.

Customer Engagement

Data analytics enables utility companies to better understand their customers’ preferences and behavior. This allows them to personalize services, provide targeted recommendations, and improve customer satisfaction and retention.

Our experience in the Utility and Energy Industry

David Laws has supported clients in the Energy Industry

David studied Engineering, Science and Technology at Loughborough University and then continued to study and gain vocational consultancy experience at the University of Cambridge on the Advanced Course of Design Manufacture and Management. David’s early career was mainly in Leadership roles in FMCG manufacturing company’s. These roles focussed on days and shift management and engineering teams in the production of food, drink and pharmaceuticals.

During this time David was involved in numerous projects. David used his technical and project management skills to drive process improvements in large organisations including Boots, Kerry Foods and Catalent. These projects included day to day implementation of continuous improvements methodology’s, as well as major engineering capital projects, labour saving and quality improvements. These roles involved responsibility for the short term and long term targets and strategy, as well as managing the day to day operational and engineering teams. This involved planning and scheduling of maintenance, capital and improvement activities.

David transitioned into data analysis and MI reporting roles. His initial role was supporting 3M with their Excel point of sale (POS) reporting. This role saw him learn and develop ETL and database software skills as well as present data in Excel 2013 (the prequel to Power BI).

David then moved to contract roles which saw him develop reporting in a cross section of industries, including Energy, FinTech and specialist mortgage. This included working at the central reporting team within Eon, primarily working on optimising their reporting capabilities. David also worked within the data team at Robin Hood Energy optimising the data warehouse and working on reports for internal and external stakeholders.

David build on his skills ands moved into data engineering roles. These has seen him worked ingesting, integrating and migrating data for several organisations. This has seen him gain knowledge of the data architecture to supplement his reporting skills.

Since moving to Select Distinct in 2022 David has worked with a number of clients across a range of industries. This has included projects with a vast selection of different industries.