In order to assess the progress that blockchain has made in the energy and utilities industry to-date and to forecast activity for 2018 we compared number of startups, industry engagement and volume of consortia across various industries.

In this infographic, we explore how AI has the potential to deliver the active management that will be required for the grid of the future. Powerful intelligence will be able to balance grids, manage demand, negotiate actions, enable self-healing and facilitate a host of new products and services.

In this piece, we highlight global trends and vendor activity in the blockchain in energy and utilities space. We also highlight several key use case categories and developments. 

Indigo has created a dedicated resource center for the application of blockchain technology in the energy and utilities industry. In this center you will find global energy blockchain activity, emerging use cases and startups that are deploying the technology. 

How to create realistic business cases for utility asset monitoring and diagnostic centers that improve total up-time, reduce asset maintenance costs and improve overall asset health.

In this piece, we define a high-level framework for utilities to monetize their data and unlock the Utility Data as a Service ‘UDaaS’ opportunity through fee-based structures for value-added data services.

On November 1st, New York’s six investor owned utilities filed a joint plan on how they plan to transition to utilities of the future – see our insights and analysis on their roadmap. 

In our Global Utility Blockchain Pilot graphic we highlight six power companies that are all investing in the technology and trialing new use cases. 

The many lessons learned from large scale IoT deployments in the energy industry will serve other industries well -- by focusing on design thinking and detailed IoT use case analysis from the beginning, future deployments will see greater gains. 

In our latest #indigoinsights infographic we explore the embryonic energy blockchain market, inclduing vendors, technology and emerging applications across generation, transmission, distribution and customer markets.

We explore the first five year distributed system implementation plans (DSIPs) under New York's REV proceedings and highlight the Utility of the Future. technology roadmaps that the power companies will be investing in.