Case Study: Manitoba Hydro achieves better energy forecasting with Information Builders WebFOCUS self-service analytics

Manitoba Hydro Powers Energy Forecasting With Self-Service Analytics

Manitoba Hydro, the major electric power and natural gas utility in Manitoba serving over 561,000 customers, faced rising energy demand and needed accurate, accessible forecasts to guide long‑term planning and avoid costly new generation. The challenge was to present extensive customer usage and billing data in an interactive, visual format that analysts and business users could use for forecasting and evaluating conservation programs.

The company deployed Information Builders’ WebFOCUS with Google Maps to create a self‑service analytics environment and InfoApps, extending analytics access to more than 1,000 users (with over 120 using it for Power Smart programs). As a result, business users quickly retrieve, analyze, and visualize data with minimal IT help, improving forecasting accuracy, supporting demand‑side management, boosting productivity, and enabling faster, data‑driven decisions across the organization.

Manitoba Hydro

Léo Laramée

Data Development Supervisor, Market Forecast Department