Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU) is a publicly owned utility company located in Tacoma, Washington. It provides a range of essential services to the residents of Tacoma, including electricity, water, and wastewater services.

TPU is committed to providing reliable, efficient, and sustainable services to its
residents while also maintaining the highest standards of safety and customer satisfaction. TPU’s electricity services are powered by a combination of hydro, wind, solar, and natural gas sources, allowing the company to provide clean, renewable energy to its customers.

TPU provides a variety of advanced technology services for the City of Tacoma’s power and water utilities, including utility applications, data management, analytics, and cyber security services. The challenge for TPU is to access the right data at the right time from its distributed sources, such as smart meters, billing systems, and customer interactions, in order to make informed decisions. Poor data quality makes it difficult to process the data for better data analytics and decision-making.