The modern data platform for utilities
DPU is the next-generation meter data management system — built from the ground up for the cloud and designed for the age of AI. Real-time processing, modern analytics, and twenty years of metering expertise in one platform.
Built by the Util-Assist team — trusted AMI consultants since 2005
Capabilities
Reimagined for the modern utility
Everything you need from a meter data management system — rebuilt on a cloud-native foundation with real-time processing and AI-ready architecture.
Real-Time Meter Data Processing
Ingest, validate, and process meter data as it arrives. No batch windows, no overnight jobs. VEE, billing determinants, and event correlation run continuously.
Cloud-Native Architecture
Runs natively on Snowflake, Databricks, and other modern cloud warehouses. Your meter data stays where your analytics and AI workloads already live.
Validation, Estimation & Editing
Configurable VEE rules that process millions of intervals per second. Business users define rules through a modern interface — no code, no vendor dependencies.
Outage & Event Intelligence
Correlate last-gasp, restoration, and voltage events across your network in seconds. Validate outage scope and support faster crew dispatch.
DER, EV & AMI 2.0 Ready
Native support for bidirectional metering, net energy calculations, and high-frequency interval data. Built for the grid of today and tomorrow.
AI & Analytics-Ready
Meter data is structured for AI from day one. Data science, BI, and planning teams can query directly or train models in place — no exports, no pipelines.
Architecture
Run on your warehouse, or fully managed by us
DPU runs natively inside Snowflake, Databricks, and other modern cloud warehouses — or we manage the entire stack for you. Your meter data stays in one place, right next to your analytics, BI, and AI workloads.
No ETL pipelines to maintain. No data copies to reconcile. And because your data is already structured for AI, your team can build predictive models without moving a single row.
- No ETL pipelines to build or maintain
- Analytics and AI teams query meter data directly — no exports
- Leverage existing cloud security, governance, and RBAC
- Scale elastically with your cloud compute
- One source of truth for billing, ops, planning, and AI
- Fully managed option — we handle the infrastructure
AMI Head-End Systems
Smart meters, sensors, IoT gateways
DPU Processing Engine
Ingestion, VEE, billing, events, analytics
Your Data Warehouse
Snowflake / Databricks / BigQuery / Redshift
Utility Applications
CIS, OMS, GIS, BI, data science, custom apps
Why DPU
A different approach to MDM
Most MDMs were designed before modern data infrastructure existed. DPU was built from scratch for the way utilities operate today.
Ready to modernize your meter data?
See how DPU can work with your existing infrastructure. Our team brings twenty years of AMI experience to every conversation.