Calico Energy has announced that Jesse Berst, Managing Director of Global Smart Energy, and Dr. Subramanian Vadari, President of Modern Grid Solutions, have joined the company’s board of advisors. The two executives will be closely involved with Calico’s plan to market its Unified Operations Center, designed for investor-owned, municipal, cooperative and publicly owned utilities in the United States and Canada.

Berst notes, “Today’s utilities are saddled by disconnected, standalone applications, each with its own interface and its own reporting. With the launch of its Unified Operations Center, Calico provides both unified control and unified analytics -- a breakthrough that streamlines operations, improves control, and reduces cost. No longer do operators have to use a ‘swivel chair interface’ to jump from app to app. Nor do they have to cut and paste data into homemade spreadsheets. They have complete control and complete visibility in one place.”

Calico reports that its modular energy management platform, the Energy Intelligence Suite, “connects data, devices, software engines and applications to provide a single view of energy,” enabling utilities “to improve decision making and gain insight through advanced analytics and forecasting capabilities.” As a result, utilities are able to implement diverse management that improve operations and reduce risk.

Dr. Vadari believes, “When it comes to breaking down the challenges plaguing utilities today—too much data, too many disconnected tools, systems, and devices, and too much pressure to show results—Calico has used their experience developing solutions in other markets to create a technology agnostic solution for the utility. Utilities are thrilled when they learn that Calico has a single solution that will help them make better decisions, monitor and manage energy, and demonstrate compliance. I look forward to helping Calico continue to expand its customer base and lead the unified operations center market segment.”

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