Duke Energy wants to reduce costs and improve wind fleet operations through digitalization

“We’ve estimated that these operators can save significant O&M costs by using an independent services provider.”

Official Press Release Sentient Science:

Duke Energy Invests in Sentient Science Technology to Reduce Costs, Improve Wind Fleet Operations

Duke Energy Renewables and Sentient Science have partnered in a digitalization strategy to continue to safely manage and reduce the cost of maintaining Duke Energy’s wind turbines.

Duke Energy Renewables owns or manages 4,000 megawatts (MW) of wind assets and has realized tremendous savings by shifting to in-house operations and maintenance (O&M) over the past few years. “We have teams dedicated to understanding the ways emerging technologies like Sentient Science’s DigitalClone® Live can improve our operations,” said Jeff Wehner, vice president of Renewable Operations at Duke Energy. “By integrating this technology platform and data with our systems, we can continue to cut costs, provide our wind... ... More: Official Press Release Sentient Science