Member Organizations Include:
Join your peers throughout the year for PIPES (Pipeline Investment Planning Excellence Sharing) events: informal, open discussions for pipeline organizations with a mix of client-led and Copperleaf-led topics.
Past Sessions
Data Quality & Governance
In this session, members of the PIPES community shared their challenges, solutions, successes and goals around how they manage data at their organizations.
- Part 1 – Managing Data Quality: Dove into the best practices and strategies for managing data quality in your pipeline assets. This presentation covered key aspects of data management, ensuring your data is accurate, reliable, and actionable.
- Part 2 – Copperleaf Data Governance: Explored the principles of effective data governance and how Copperleaf’s solutions can help you maintain data integrity and compliance. This presentation provided valuable insights into establishing a robust data governance framework.
This session was not recorded. If you’d like to learn more, please contact community@copperleaf.com.
Enhancing Regulatory Confidence at Ameren Illinois
In this session, Josh Zeter, Supervising Engineer, Asset Management, shared how Ameren Illinois is using Copperleaf to demonstrate cost effectiveness of investments.
Josh covered:
1. How a robust framework is essential for Ameren to effectively communicate investment benefits to stakeholders and regulators
2. How they used a clear and structured decision-making framework for their regulatory filing
This session was not recorded. If you’d like to learn more, please contact community@copperleaf.com.
Predictive Analytics Use Cases
Clients from across industries shared their experiences using Predictive Analytics in Copperleaf. Speakers included Hydro Ottawa, AEP, and more. They shared their journeys and took questions in this interactive session.
Using Copperleaf In Rate Case/Regulatory Filings
Copperleaf clients from across industries shared their experiences using Copperleaf to support their rate case and/or regulatory filings. Speakers included SDG&E, Anglian Water, Powerco, Endeavour Energy, and more.
The Copperleaf Innovation team also touched on how Copperleaf and generative AI technology can streamline business case creation and regulatory filing processes.
GIS (Geographic Information System) Capabilties in Copperleaf
Copperleaf Product Manager Jay Agrawal shared some GIS capabilities in Copperleaf. In this session he:
- Showcased existing GIS functionality across Copperleaf Asset and Copperleaf Portfolio
- Shared the roadmap for upcoming GIS functionality
- Solicited feedback from the Community on existing functionality and roadmap
Speaker:
Jay Agrawal (Copperleaf)
How (and Why!) Anglian Water Incorporates Climate Models Into Copperleaf Predictive Analytics
Liz Cornelius (Strategic Portfolio Planner, Anglian Water) gave an overview of how Anglian Water:
- Incorporates climate models into Copperleaf Predictive Analytics
- Uses Copperleaf to model increases in burst mains under different future climate scenarios
- Perform cost estimates for scenarios so the Board can make capital decisions related to climate resilience
Speaker:
Liz Cornelius (Anglian Water)
This session was not recorded. If you’d like to learn more, please contact community@copperleaf.com.
Dealing with Part-pipe Investments
At the October 2022 PIPES session, Northern Gas Networks (NGN) covered part-pipe investments that have caused issues when trying to create investments. NGN gave a short demonstration of their workaround, and described part-pipe investments in more detail. We also had a roundtable discussion on whether the wider PIPES group also experienced this issue. Thanks to this discussion, the group is now working toward submitting an official feature request to the Copperleaf product team!
Speaker:
Ian Coates (NGN)
This session was not recorded. If you’d like to learn more, please contact community@copperleaf.com.
Dashboards and Visualizations with TVA and Anglian Water
In August 2022, the PIPES session featured TVA who shared the Executive Dashboard prototype being developed through the Copperleaf Labs program. We then had Anglian Water share some Power BI dashboards they’re currently using, to demonstrate the power of data visualization.
Speakers:
Mark Tuggle (TVA), Liz Cornelius (Anglian Water)
This session was not recorded. If you’d like to learn more, please contact community@copperleaf.com.
What is Value?
Tough question, right? It depends on your perspective. How does everyone use value frameworks to support decision making when stakeholders may have different (or even opposing) views on value? The Enbridge team shared some thought-provoking ideas, then opened the floor for discussion.
Speakers:
Catherine McCowan (Enbridge), Pierce Jones (Enbridge)
This session was not recorded. If you’d like to learn more, please contact community@copperleaf.com.