Severe weather is the leading cause of electric power outages causing widespread damage to distribution systems and, in extreme weather events, can cause catastrophic damage to transmission systems. WeatherBug® provides advanced weather intelligence enabling utility companies to efficiently mobilize resources to reduce restoration time, while communicating more accurately with outage customers.
Weather is highly localized, and is a critical component in outage forecasting. Real-time localized data from the exclusive WeatherBug® Network is the missing piece in outage forecast modeling. WeatherBug® live weather data helps to provide the validation and correlation needed to build an accurate outage model. Delivering weather data with pinpoint accuracy to help identify the time and location of an outage, WeatherBug® enables dramatic improvements in forecast modeling, preparation, and recovery resulting in shorter outage times and reduced costs.
Severe weather can compromise the safety of crews in the field. WeatherBug® Professional products and services provide visualization and alerting tools enabling quick and thorough evaluation of existing and potential weather conditions that impact the safety of customers and employees. WeatherBug® Meteorological Services are also available to assist utility companies with model and forecast analysis, as well as other customized alerting and briefing services.
WeatherBug® Professional Utilities Solutions provide real-time weather visualization and alerting needed by Utility companies to anticipate and forecast severe weather patterns. Utility companies can integrate live weather data into existing geospatial decision systems to create a common operating picture, or utilize an easy-to-use web-based application providing live weather visualization and alerting.
WeatherBug® Streamer RT is an online weather modeling tool that provides detailed layers of data on one map for a comprehensive view of energy weather conditions in real time. With its ease of usage and customizable views, Streamer RT enables a competitive edge for real-time trading affected by weather conditions:
GIS Data Services integrate the power of the WeatherBug® network into your existing infrastructure to create a common operating picture. GIS Data Services offer a wide range of relevant localized weather data, forecasting and monitoring parameters, and enhanced tools to better analyze weather risks including:
Protect offers the ultimate value in location based weather alerting for your handheld device. Protect is the first alerting system to harness the power of Geolocation Technology to send customized weather alerts to you for your specific location and weather profile no matter where you are. These alerts are delivered in real time to a subscribers' mobile device or LAN lines. Protect your organization.
Partner with our team of WeatherBug® meteorologists, who are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, offering expertise for making your critical energy weather-related decisions. Our meteorologists are immediately available for: