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In Japan, Chubu Electric Power partnered with data analytics firm Bidgely to improve its customer engagement and services to its 16 million consumers.

2016 was a notable year for a number of distributed energy companies, with Tesla’s acquisition of SolarCity, Opower’s sale to Oracle and key solar net metering decisions dominating the headlines. But slightly behind the scenes, another advanced energy vendor has been making strides in the market, living out what may be the DER startup dream.

This brings more value to our customers. It helps differentiate us with home consumers. Through our arrangement with , we can position ourselves in a unique light regarding some of our competitors.

Strong customer engagement and positive brand association are critical across industries, and especially for today’s utilities. The modern era is ushering in a wealth of new advancements and opportunities … look for the bill of the future to evolve along with this new era into an ongoing dialogue between utility and customer.

Grid modernization and the ability to crunch large amounts of customer data are among several factors leading utilities to embrace behavioral demand response programs, according to a new report from Navigant which predicts quick growth of the sector across the next decade.