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CASE STUDY

Smart Meter Analytics and Energy Optimization Platform for Distributed Energy Infrastructure

INDUSTRY

Energy & Utilities

USE CASES

Anomaly Detection Energy Optimization Forecasting Infrastructure Monitoring IoT Analytics Predictive Maintenance Smart Meter Analytics

BUSINESS IMPACT

Cost Reduction Efficiency Improvement

TECHNOLOGIES

Apache Spark AWS Azure Data pipelines (ETL/ELT) Data visualization tools Databricks Python

Client Overview

Industry

Energy & Utilities

Region

Europe

Company Size

Mid-market to Enterprise

Profile

Consumer-facing platform with a large user base and a focus on engagement, content, or product discovery

Project Background

The client required a more effective way to surface relevant content or products to users based on their behavior and preferences.

The challenge

The client operated across fragmented infrastructure systems with limited visibility into real-time energy production, consumption, and asset behavior.

Operational teams faced challenges including:

  • Delayed anomaly detection across solar and energy assets
  • Limited forecasting capabilities for energy generation and demand
  • Manual monitoring across distributed infrastructure
  • Inconsistent reporting from smart meters and IoT devices
  • Difficulty optimizing battery storage and energy distribution

The organization needed a scalable platform capable of ingesting and processing high-volume time-series data while supporting predictive analytics and operational decision-making.

What we built

We designed and implemented a personalized recommendation system powered by machine learning models.

The solution included:

  • Integration of user interaction, behavioral, and transactional data
  • Recommendation models combining collaborative filtering and behavioral signals
  • Real-time scoring and content ranking capabilities
  • Integration with front-end systems to deliver dynamic recommendations

The system was designed to continuously adapt to user behavior and improve over time.

Impact in practice

The implementation enabled a more data-driven and responsive production environment:

20–25% improvement in overall energy yield

through operational optimization and data-driven infrastructure management

Up to 90% reduction in unplanned downtime

through predictive maintenance and anomaly detection systems

40%+ improvement in battery asset ROI

through intelligent charging and energy optimization strategies

Faster operational response times

through real-time monitoring and infrastructure visibility

Greater infrastructure transparency

across distributed energy assets, smart meters, and operational systems

Technologies used

Several technologies were used in order to deliver this project for the client, among which:

Data pipelines (ETL/ELT)
Data visualization tools
Python

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